Some breakups are answers to prayers you didn’t know you needed.
You asked Him to bless it. You asked Him to fix it. You asked Him to help you hold it together. And then it ended.
Sometimes, deliverance looks like a closed door, a canceled plan, or a goodbye you didn’t see coming. The hardest part? It’s what you wanted to keep.
We don’t always recognize divine intervention when it hurts. We call it rejection, failure, abandonment. But what if it was rescue? What if God’s “no” was the only way to lead you to the “yes” you weren’t ready to pray for yet?
Because let’s be real—there are some things we would have only lost if they had left us first.
We don’t talk about that kind of grace enough. The grace that removes what we would’ve carried into the next season. The grace that puts an end to things for us, because we were too loyal, too hopeful, too afraid to let go.
That relationship.
That friendship.
That job.
That version of yourself.
You prayed to keep it. But God saw what was holding you.
God is not cruel. He is consistent.
Psalm 84:11 (CSB) reminds us,
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord grants favor and honor; He does not withhold the good from those who live with integrity.”
If He allowed it to be taken, it was never going to take you where you thought it would. And if you’re honest… it was breaking you before it ever broke away.
That’s the quiet truth we grapple with in the aftermath:
We didn’t lose something good. We lost something we wanted to be good.
And that’s why grief gets complicated.
You can love what was and still thank God for what’s no longer.
It takes maturity to say: “I didn’t want this to end, but I’m better because it did.” It takes spiritual clarity to say: “I would’ve stayed… and stayed stuck.”
Don’t waste energy trying to reclaim what God clearly released you from. Instead, ask Him to show you *why*. Ask Him to help you heal without idolizing what He removed.
You’re not disloyal for letting go.
You’re not bitter for being honest.
You’re not broken because it ended.
You’re becoming—freer, wiser, and more in tune with God’s will than you have been in a long time.
It wasn’t punishment. It was preservation.
And maybe one day, you’ll look back at that closed chapter, that blocked number, that table you no longer sit at—and say, “Lord… thank You. I didn’t see it then, but I trust You now.”
Even if all you can do today is whisper it through tears, that’s enough.
Deliverance doesn’t always feel good.
But it will always be good.
District Elder & Pastor Harold Robertson, Jr. is a seasoned IT Professional and spiritual leader who bridges technology and faith to drive innovation in schools, churches, and communities. With certifications in ITIL, Google Workspace, AI, and church administration, he empowers organizations to thrive through strategic tech integration and leadership.
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Pastor Harold Robertson, Jr.
District Elder & Pastor Harold Robertson, Jr. is a seasoned IT Professional and spiritual leader who bridges technology and faith to drive innovation in schools, churches, and communities. With certifications in ITIL, Google Workspace, AI, and church administration, he empowers organizations to thrive through strategic tech integration and leadership.
