There are moments in life when everything changes without warning. A door closes, a connection dissolves, a dream suddenly feels out of reach. It is in those moments, raw, disorienting, and painful, that we often ask, “Why?”
But I have learned that when God moves you out of a space, away from certain people, or through an unexpected detour, it is never without purpose. Even if it does not make sense at the time.
Looking back, I now see how every shift was necessary. The closed doors were not rejections, they were protection. The loneliness was not abandonment, it was space being made for clarity. The pause was not a setback, it was preparation.
In those quiet, uncomfortable seasons, God was working behind the scenes. Not punishing me, but positioning me.
He was guiding me into something better. Something purer. Something more aligned with who I truly am. And it was only by stepping away from what no longer served me that I could begin to hear myself clearly again. To rest. To breathe. To become.
If you are in that space now, grieving what is gone, questioning what is next, know this: You are not being left behind. You are being led forward. Trust that what feels like a break might just be a breakthrough.
Do not look back at what God has delivered you from. That chapter served its purpose. But it is not your whole story.
You are being prepared for something greater. And when the fruit of your obedience begins to bloom, you will understand why the shift had to happen. Why the space had to be made. Why the people could not come with you. Why the version of you who stayed small could not enter this next season.
Keep walking in trust.
The shift was necessary.
With Love,
Umi
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