When Right Now Isn’t What You Want

When I reached the chapter, “When right now isn’t what you want” in Ruth Chou Simons’ Now and Not Yet, it felt like she summed up my entire season in just seven words.

This right here, my present reality, wasn’t what I wanted, dreamed of, or even asked for. It can feel confusing as I’m wondering, why am I here? Yet here I stand, in the messy middle. And most days, I’m still here.