How Do You Know When God Isn’t in It?

– Peace is your confirmation; pressure is your warning.

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Some of us are still tired from the last thing we forced.

Still bruised from the last door we pushed open with all our might, only to realize—on the other side—there was no grace for it. No peace. No wind behind us. Just us…struggling to sustain something we never had clearance to start.

And we called it a blessing.

We put God’s name on something He didn’t sign off on, and then we wondered why it kept falling apart. Why the joy leaked out. Why it drained us instead of filled us.

It’s not that you didn’t have faith. You had it—but faith isn’t a crowbar. It’s not a tool to pry open what God intentionally kept shut.

Sometimes the hardest part of spiritual maturity is learning to let go of what looks good but doesn’t feel like Him. Because when He’s in it? There’s peace. Maybe not ease, but peace. A stillness that sits in your chest even while the world is spinning.

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Let Peace Be Your Guide

Peace is quiet. Subtle. Not always loud enough to compete with your ambition.
But it will speak—if you slow down long enough to listen.

Sometimes we say, “God, why won’t You move?”
And He’s saying, “Because I never told you to go.”

We beg for confirmation when He’s already sent the warning in the weight of it.
In the way your sleep gets disturbed.
In how your spirit clenches every time you try to justify it.

Peace confirms. Pressure convicts.
When your spirit feels squeezed, misaligned, disoriented—don’t just ignore that.
That might be your answer.

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Some of the Best Things Come With a No

Let’s be honest—we don’t like hearing “no” from God.
Especially when what we want looks right.

But a good thing at the wrong time is still the wrong thing.
A “yes” that costs your mental health, your spiritual rhythm, your values, your witness—that wasn’t a God yes. That was a forced one.

Some of the best things God ever did for you were the doors He didn’t let open.

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When It’s God, You Don’t Have to Strive

Yes, obedience takes work. But it doesn’t require forcing.

You’ll still have to stretch, walk by faith, and wait—but you won’t have to force.
There’s a rhythm to grace. A divine pace. And when you’re in sync with it, you’ll stop trying to carry what God never meant for you to hold.

It’s okay to walk away from something that has no peace.
It’s okay to admit you missed it.

He won’t shame you—He’ll redirect you. That’s mercy.

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If You’re Trying Too Hard, Pause

Ask yourself:

• Am I at peace, or am I just trying to prove I can endure this?
• Did God say move, or did I get tired of waiting?
• Am I fighting to make it work because I want it…or because He does?

There’s no shame in recalibrating.
There’s no shame in saying, “God, I moved too fast—please order my steps again.”

He still will.

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Because God Doesn’t Need Your Hustle—He Wants Your Surrender

Let this be the moment where you stop trying to hustle your way into things you were supposed to wait for.

Let this be the moment where you pause long enough to hear what He’s really saying.

Let this be the moment where you stop forcing what God never approved.