Obedience doesn't make sense

Melissa, Missouri

I left my first marriage with nothing but my children, my faith, and a deep belief that God would carry me through. I didn’t know how I would survive the uncertainty, the fear, or the long road ahead. Then 5 years later while  through a custody battle that at times felt unbearable.

In the middle of the custody battle, God also asked me to be obedient in ways that didn’t make sense on paper. I stepped away from my teaching career with no backup plan only a quiet but firm trust that He was leading me somewhere new. Letting go of what was familiar was terrifying, but I knew obedience mattered more than security.

There were moments I truly thought life might take me out. Seasons of exhaustion, fear, and waiting. Yet God never left me. He carried me when I couldn’t carry myself—through every tear, every unknown, every step taken in faith before the outcome was clear.

Through it all, God became my strength when I had none, my peace in the chaos, and my reminder that my story was still being written. Faith is the one thing no one can take from me. Circumstances change, careers shift, and life shakes you but my faith in God has remained my anchor.

If my story says anything, it’s this: when you walk in obedience and trust God without a backup plan, He will meet you there. And He will carry you all the way through. Especially, through the messy and the brokenness.