When life doesn’t go as planned, it’s easy to believe the story is over. But God isn’t finished yet. This reminder is for anyone who needs hope to keep trusting the Author of their story.

“The story is not ending here.

I know it feels that way sometimes. You look at the closed door, the unanswered prayer, the relationship that ended, or the timeline that didn’t unfold the way you expected, and part of you starts writing the ending.

the blessings already making their way toward you

– Jacqueline Whitney

You tell yourself this must be where the story ends. But it isn’t.

You’re treating a chapter like it’s the final page.

Remember, there are still parts of your life you haven’t lived yet, people you haven’t met yet, and prayers you haven’t seen answered yet.

You keep measuring your future by what you can see today. I don’t. I see the chapters that haven’t arrived yet. I see the healing that’s still happening and the blessings already making their way toward you.

There is so much more ahead than you realize. So before you decide it’s over, remember this: the story is not ending here.”

Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.