The Soft Power Journal

Category: Feminine Energy & Growth

  • Surrendering the Plan: Learning to Trust God in Real Time

    Surrendering the Plan: Learning to Trust God in Real Time

    Let me be honest—

    I love a good plan. A five-step strategy. A mapped-out vision with bullet points and backup routes.

    I love knowing what’s coming.

    It makes me feel safe.

    But lately?

    God hasn’t been giving me a plan.

    He’s been giving me moments.

    Moments that stretch me, quiet me, reroute me, and ask me to trust without clarity.

    And trusting God in real time?

    It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to learn.

    Real-time trust doesn’t come with a roadmap.

    It comes with a whisper: “Are you willing to move before it all makes sense?”

    It comes with blank pages, canceled plans, and doors you thought were yours slamming shut.

    It comes with you looking around, asking:

    “God, I thought I was ready. Why does this feel like falling apart instead of falling into place?”

    But what I’m learning is this:

    Trust isn’t built when everything is going right. It’s built in the silence between what you prayed for and what hasn’t shown up yet.

    I had to learn that surrender doesn’t mean giving up—it means letting go of my way.

    Letting go of the fantasy timeline.

    Letting go of the need to control the outcome.

    Letting go of my obsession with being “prepared enough.”

    Because sometimes, God doesn’t want your preparation—He wants your presence.

    He wants your obedience in the uncertainty.

    He wants your yes even when you’re trembling.

    Here’s what learning to trust God in real time has looked like for me:

    Saying yes to opportunities I didn’t feel fully ready for

    Leaving spaces I prayed to enter, because I no longer belonged there

    Pausing projects that used to bring me life, because they were now draining me

    Listening more, striving less

    Being okay with not being “on fire” but still being faithful

    I’ve had to stop asking for a five-year vision and start asking for today’s instructions.

    If you’re in this space—where nothing looks clear but you know you’re being called to trust—try this:

    1. Start your day with surrender.

    Before the to-do list. Before the scroll.

    Say: “God, interrupt my plan if You need to. I trust You more than I trust my own control.”

    2. Accept that clarity often comes in hindsight.

    Don’t wait for the whole staircase—just take the next step you do see.

    3. Stop needing to “feel ready.”

    Obedience won’t always feel comfortable.

    Move anyway. Speak anyway. Begin anyway.

    4. Pay attention to peace.

    God’s plan often sounds like stillness, not pressure.

    If the plan is stressing your soul, it might be time to let it go.

    You don’t need to figure everything out. You just need to stay open.

    Let this be your reminder:

    You’re not falling behind when the plan shifts—you’re being aligned in real time.

    What feels like delay might actually be divine protection.

    What feels like loss might actually be redirection.

    And what looks like confusion might actually be the start of your clearest season yet.

    If you’re learning to walk with God moment by moment,

    If you’re trying to surrender the plan without collapsing in fear,

    If you’re trusting without the full picture—

    You’re doing sacred work.

    You’re walking by faith.

    And that… is more than enough.

  • You’re Not Behind, You’re in Bloom

    You’re Not Behind, You’re in Bloom

    Let’s get one thing clear—you’re not late.

    Not to your purpose. Not to your healing. Not to your becoming.

    You’re just blooming on your own divine timeline.

    But I know what it feels like when the world moves fast and you feel slow.

    When everyone else seems to be “figuring it out” while you’re still trying to feel okay.

    You start comparing your path to theirs.

    You start shrinking your dreams to fit someone else’s pace.

    But here’s the truth:

    Flowers don’t rush their bloom just because the one next to them opened first.

    I used to think I missed my moment.

    That I should’ve started earlier.

    That I should’ve known better.

    That I should’ve already “arrived.”

    But now I know—the delay wasn’t denial, it was design.

    Because if I would’ve bloomed earlier, I wouldn’t have been rooted enough to hold what I was asking for.

    And I want to say that again, for the version of you who’s been doubting herself:

    You are not behind. You are getting ready to bloom in a way that doesn’t just look beautiful—but lasts.

    Here’s what blooming in divine timing looks like:

    1. It’s slower than you expected.

    Because it’s not just about visibility—it’s about integrity.

    You’re not here to bloom for applause. You’re here to bloom for alignment.

    2. It’s deeper than you planned.

    Because you’re not just changing your habits, you’re healing your roots.

    And real healing doesn’t come with a timestamp.

    3. It’s softer than hustle.

    Because this version of you isn’t built on force.

    She’s built on trust. On wisdom. On knowing when to water herself and when to rest.

    Try this gentle blooming ritual:

    Close your eyes and visualize yourself as a flower.

    What season are you in?

    Seed, sprout, stem, bud, blossom? Each stage is valid. Each stage is sacred.

    Repeat this affirmation out loud: “I release the need to rush. I trust the pace of my becoming. I am not behind—I am blooming in divine time.”

    Write a “late bloomer” love letter to yourself.

    Speak to the part of you that feels rushed.

    Tell her she’s not too late.

    Tell her she’s growing strong.

    Tell her she’s right on time.

    The world will try to convince you that you should be further along.

    But what they don’t know is:

    You are building something rooted.

    You are growing in depth before height.

    You are shedding layers so the real you can shine.

    So please don’t measure your bloom by someone else’s timeline.

    Your timeline is sacred.

    Your growth is real.

    And your bloom is coming.