True Living Begins on the other side

There comes a time when the noise is no longer bearable.

The voices, the pressure, and the striving drain you.

And then, in the middle of it all, He whispers:

“Come away. There is more.”

Not doing more, but being more.

Not more hustle, but more of Him.

So I went.

I crossed over.

Out of the noise.

Out of the striving.

Out of the versions of myself that were never mine to carry.

And on the other side, I met with Him.

Not as an idea. Not as a religion. But as a living God who sees, knows, and feeds.

There, in the stillness, He gave me what I didn’t even know I needed.

Not just rest for my body, but restoration of my identity.

Not just peace of mind but clarity for my purpose.

He began to show me who I am, not the version shaped by fear, culture, or wounds, but the one He formed before the foundation of the world.

“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” Jeremiah 1:5

It’s a metamorphosis.

A sacred undoing.

And I wouldn’t trade this God for silver or gold.

But I have to be honest.

Before the peace came, the pressure.

Before the stillness came the storm.

Before the clarity came the drama.

And I asked: “God, why did I have to go through all that just to get here?”

Now I know:

The drama wasn’t punishment.

It was pruning.

It was preparation.

It proved that the calling on my life was too great to be built on anything less than truth.

The pain made me hungry.

The wilderness made me listen.

The silence made me still.

The other side is where authentic living is.

Not louder, just deeper.

Not easier, just holier.

It's not always brighter, but it's always real.

A Prayer for the Other Side

Father, I hear You calling me.

Out of the noise.

Out of the striving.

Out of the surface version of life, into something deeper, something true.

You are not just a distant God.

You are here.

Feeding me. Preparing me.

Transforming me into who you always meant me to be.

I thank you for the pain that shaped me,

for the storms that softened me,

And for the wilderness that finally made room for Your whisper.

I no longer want to exist.

I want to live.

I want to walk into what you’ve called me to,

and become who you’ve always seen in me.

Please help me not to fear the crossings

Please help me to trust the other side

In Jesus' name, Amen.

Written by: Caroline

Founder, Rise & Reclaim,

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