Pressed, Not Defeated

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  We just finished the Daniel Fast, and it seemed as though I was being pressed on every side. For a moment, I found myself becoming frustrated. Everything that mattered to me appeared to demand my attention all at once. The distractions felt relentless. Then something shifted. I believe it was something my nephew said that reminded me of Jesus' own experience. After fasting for forty days and forty nights, Satan came to tempt Him. The enemy didn't show up before the fast—he came afterward, attempting to weaken Jesus' resolve and redirect His focus. In that moment, I began to see my own situation differently. This wasn't simply a series of unfortunate events. It felt like another attempt by the enemy to pull my attention away from what matters most—to distract me from prayer, to weaken my faith, to consume my thoughts with the things closest to my heart until I lost sight of God's presence. But I refuse to sink. Like Peter stepping onto the water, I know what happen...

The Greatest Project by Michelle Pitt

I didn’t know
there was something in me
that needed to heal.
I was aware of everything
but me.

I’d mastered the art
of showing up for others,
while quietly disappearing
from myself.

Then came the shift—
a whisper in the silence,
a nudge from within.
I realized:
I needed me.

So I became
my own project,
my own priority,
my own sanctuary.

And oh,
what a journey it's been—
full of revelations,
unexpected grace,
and sacred becoming.

I’m learning
to see myself with new eyes,
to trust the sound
of my own soul speaking.

What I focus on
begins to bloom,
so I plant with intention,
and water with truth.

I reprogram my mind
not from fear,
but from love—
from the vision
of who I truly am.

This is the life I create:
rooted in healing,
growing in purpose,
whole in every way.

 

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