Category: Survival Strategies

The Journey of Becoming: Getting Unstuck in 2026

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 1:6 This past year, God has been speaking a consistent message: you are in process. You are appointed, anointed, and still becoming. The journey of transformation isn’t always comfortable, but it’s always purposeful. As we reflect on the themes that emerged throughout 2025, we see God’s faithful hand guiding, shaping, and empowering His people for their next season. As I sat with the Lord and we talked about last year and the coming Read More

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 1:6

This past year, God has been speaking a consistent message: you are in process. You are appointed, anointed, and still becoming. The journey of transformation isn’t always comfortable, but it’s always purposeful. As we reflect on the themes that emerged throughout 2025, we see God’s faithful hand guiding, shaping, and empowering His people for their next season.

As I sat with the Lord and we talked about last year and the coming year, I asked Him, “What are your people most concerned about in the coming year?” He said, “They are feeling stuck.”  This past year, many have experienced sudden shifts in their seasons. Doors that seemed certain have slammed shut. Financial provision that felt secure has been canceled. Relationships that appeared stable have fractured. Health challenges have emerged without warning. Dreams that seemed within reach have suddenly felt impossibly distant. He said, “My people, they don’t know how to move forward.”

When we feel stuck, we need to remember that God already has a plan for 2026.
Know this:

  • Your struggles are not meaningless
  • Your pain has a purpose
  • Your story matters
  • Your prayers are heard
  • Your breakthrough is coming
  • Your tears are counted
  • Your future is secure

“The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry.” — Psalm 34:15.

Download your copy of my new guide: Get UNSTUCK for 2026—Moving Forward With Purpose. Use this 7-Day Devotional Guide as you start the new year to help you move forward toward purpose, transformation, and becoming. 

When Thoughts Fall Like Rain: The Spirit Who Reveals

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

Have you ever experienced a sudden breakthrough in understanding—a moment when confusion lifted, and truth became clear? There are those moments when our thoughts fall like rain. It’s tempting to credit our own intellect or wisdom in these moments. But scripture reminds us of a humbling truth: genuine clarity comes from the Holy Spirit, the divine revealer. Jesus promised His disciples, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth” (John 16:13). The Holy Spirit doesn’t just provide information; He illuminates our hearts and minds, revealing what we could never discover on our own. Paul Read More

Abounding Grace: Standing in the Valley of Not Yet

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

I’ve been studying the book of Ezekiel for my daily reading. There are some profound truths and beautiful discoveries if we take a moment to listen to the Holy Spirit and allow Him to teach us more about the Word. Ezekiel 37 is especially full of Godly wisdom and truth. The prophet Ezekiel stood in a valley carpeted with bones—sun-bleached, disconnected, utterly lifeless. God asked him a haunting question: “Can these bones live?” Ezekiel’s answer was both honest and hopeful: “Sovereign LORD, you alone know” (Ezekiel 37:3). This wasn’t just a vision about Israel’s restoration from exile. It’s a picture Read More

The Comfort of El-Roi: Seen, Known, and Loved

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

Have you ever felt invisible? Like no one, not even God, truly cares or sees you or the problems you’re facing? In those moments when loneliness weighs heavy and struggles feel unseen, there’s a beautiful truth that changes everything: God sees you. I’ve had several individuals talk to me this week about a sudden shift in their season. Doors were shut in their faces, finances were canceled, and seemingly everything that could go wrong went wrong. They felt that God had abandoned them; He no longer saw them. One of the most comforting names for God is El-Roi, which translates literally Read More

Appointed, Anointed, and Still Becoming

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

There’s something profoundly humbling about realizing that who I am today isn’t who I was yesterday, and who I’ll be tomorrow is still being shaped by God’s faithful hands. The journey of transformation isn’t always comfortable, but it’s always purposeful. Because of God’s grace, I’m becoming the person He’s appointed me to be. Scripture reminds us in Philippians 1:6 that “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” This promise anchors my soul on difficult days when growth feels slow or impossible. God isn’t finished with me yet. Read More

No More Manna: Trusting God Through Seasons of Change

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

You’ve entered your promised land, but something has changed—the supernatural provision has ceased. The manna is gone. For forty years, God miraculously fed His people in the wilderness. Consider the magnitude: approximately 9 million pounds of manna appeared each day, and 18 million pounds on Fridays. For 14,600 consecutive days across 2,080 weeks, the Israelites simply walked outside to find their daily bread waiting. Can you fathom such faithfulness? But when they crossed into Canaan—a land flowing with milk, honey, and abundance—the manna stopped the very day they ate from the produce of the land (Joshua 5:11-12). Why? Understanding Seasons Read More