Bend...but don’t break!

Whew y’all! I felt like I was fighting for my life...ALL DAY LONG today! I held my own, but it was a real battle!

Just when you think you’re ok, the enemy goes into overdrive to try to kill your joy and your momentum.

The only way to defeat the enemy is with God! No matter what gets thrown your way, you have to trust and believe that all will be well, because it will be.

You can bend, but don’t you dare break!

In this life I have learned how to bend.

I've bent schedules, expectations, systems, and sometimes even myself to keep everything moving. Life pressing hard, responsibilities pulling tight, and yet, by God’s grace, I'm still standing. Scripture reminds us why: we are not the ones holding everything together.

When God says, “The battle is not yours, but Mine,” He is releasing us from the lie that strength means rigidity. Even the strongest trees bend in the wind. They bend not because they are weak, but because they are rooted.

Bending is what happens when faith meets pressure.

Breaking happens when we try to carry what God promised to handle.

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still.” Stillness does not mean stagnation—it means staying connected to the Source while the storm passes. You may feel stretched, tired, and tested, I know I have, but God has built you with holy elasticity. You can bend without losing your integrity. You can yield without surrendering your purpose.

Choosing not to retaliate, not to over explain, not to force outcomes, that's me bending in trust and God is moving on my behalf in ways I may never see.

You are not fragile.

You are flexible and fortified.

No weapon formed against you will succeed not because you fought harder, but because God stood stronger. I thank God for strengthening me!

Letting God fight my battles doesn’t mean passivity, it means obedience without retaliation, faith without frenzy, and peace without control. When you step back from proving, defending, or clapping back, you create space for God to act on your behalf. God did his big one for me, per usual, today! I'm tired but extremely grateful!

The joy thieves are running rampant in this season, so make sure you're not allowing them run rampant in your life!

I love y'all!

MichelleRena