The Beauty of Becoming

What God hides, He’s still perfecting

There’s a quiet ache in being hidden.

You know that sense that life is moving forward—just not your life? It’s easy to mistake silence for neglect. But what if hiddenness isn’t punishment at all? What if it’s the cocoon where wings are made?

If I were really called, wouldn’t I be further along by now?

That question sounds holy but it’s really hurried. God’s pace is never random; it’s righteous.

The greatest work He does in us rarely makes headlines. It happens in places no one claps for—in quiet mornings, in still rooms, in seasons where it looks like nothing is happening. But underground, roots are stretching deeper. Muscles of faith are forming. Identity is solidifying.

The Soul Esteem journey reminds us that becoming who you’re called to be isn’t a sprint—it’s a surrender.

You can’t rush refinement, and you can’t microwave maturity.

When God hides you, it’s because there’s more to you than you currently see. The waiting isn’t wasted—it’s weaving something divine through the cracks of your impatience.

Focus Point:

Stop measuring progress by visibility. God is developing you in dimensions no audience could ever witness.

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