My (mini) 2025 Reflection

On obedience, timing, and learning to be led

2025 is, in many ways, the year that God brought me back to myself, after two years of bringing me back to Him. Back to an understanding of the creative gifts He has given me and how He has always intended for me to use them to bring Him glory.

2025 is the year I learned to settle in and get more comfortable in the in-between.

2025 is the year I learned to move courageously towards the bold thing that God has called me to do, which I discovered was really a bold way of being.

I typed up my overall goal in early 2025 and put it in a spreadsheet that my coach gave me. Here’s a screenshot:

May I confess something to you? This is a safe space, right?

This was NOT the goal I initially wanted for my year.

I had written an entirely different goal — and it was more about a tangible output. Something I had to “do” rather than something I had to be. The goal I had initially landed on, if accomplished in 2025, would have me feel a sense of pride within myself. God orchestrated a series of reflections for me to realize that He wanted me to humble myself before Him and commit to a journey with Him that would transform me to depend on and cultivate trust in Him.

“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

1 Peter 5:6-7 (ESV)

So, my original goal wasn’t “bad”. It was just not yet the right time.

And, so, in a series of moments, some frustrating, some clarifying and revelatory, God called me to focus instead on setting the goal you read above — a goal inherently rooted in obedience, surrender, listening, and being led.

As this year comes to a close, I’m reflecting on just one of many ways that the goal God gave me has powerfully come to life. I’m choosing to write this down and make it plain since my mind has a tendency to compare, forget, and deny the things that God has done in my life. God’s Word encourages that I record the spiritual revelations I receive and share them for others’ spiritual benefit (in addition to my own).

And the Lord answered me:

“Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.”

Habakkuk 2:2-3 (ESV)

I believe in the power of testimony and have seen time and time again just how powerful sharing the goodness of God can work wonders — from healing to radical transformation.

But first, an invitation for you

I encourage you to also reflect on how you began the year. What goals or intentions did you set? How did you partner with God on them? Where are you landing as 2026 is staring us down? If you’d like a dedicated space to do this in community, and with Christ at the center, I invite you to join me for my Rhythm Reset on New Year’s Eve.

This will be a simple, grounding gathering focused on reflection, stewardship, and alignment (not resolutions or pressure). I’d really love to have you there.

I need this space as much as you may need it. Every time I have created or leaned into spaces of community, accountability, and faith in 2025, I’ve experienced transformation, revelation, and healing. This will be no different.

You can learn more and save your spot here.

Alright, now here’s my testimony.

Just one of many ways my life has elevated and been recreated spiritually in alignment with His Will in 2025.

God led me to my church home, Perazim, because He knew it was time for me to be deeply fed and discipled. Prior to becoming a member at Perazim, God led me elsewhere. The church I attended previously was where I chose to get baptized, where I divinely crossed paths with someone who invited me into her community of faith: a women’s Bible fellowship that provided a culturally aligned and spiritually rich space that has since transformed my life, my faith, and my walk. Earlier this year, after two years of meeting nearly every single Saturday within that Bible fellowship, we took a month-long break. During that break, I was able to discern just how much more spiritually fed I was from my Bible fellowship than my church at the time. I prayed and reflected about it, and God then led me to Perazim.

Some backstory: I had attended Perazim a handful of times when some friends of mine were searching for a new church home. Every time I visited, I was beyond blessed by the depth of the sermons (bringing to life a whole new meaning of exegesis for me), the warm and inviting community, and the overall culture. I knew I loved it there. God was intentional. He made sure to introduce me to Perazim before I knew it would be a spiritual home for me.

When I moved in obedience to His nudge for me to start attending Perazim (partnering with God to recreate and elevate my spiritual life), it was right on time. Perazim is the only church I’ve ever attended where I was enthusiastic about becoming a member and also serving. Since becoming a member this summer, I have had so many powerful encounters with the Lord. That feeling when the sermon is speaking directly to you and your circumstance? That’s me every Sunday. That feeling when others’ affirm your calling, your gifting, and help develop your character? That’s been me quite often after praise and worship, receiving prayer, and at home groups.

I’m so glad to share that I have started serving (shout out to the hospitality team!), have tithed regularly (and joyfully, which is something I can only credit to God), have participated in home groups (true discipleship), and have been blessed with opportunities to share my testimony and, in doing so, support others’ spiritual journeys. Glory Conference, hosted by my church, changed my life. Meeting Dr. Sarita Lyons and receiving such a prophetic prayer from her impressed to me how much God not only loves me, but deeply knows me. (I share a bit more about Glory Conference and starting home groups here.)

It’s not yet time for me to share all of the details, but I want to close by emphasizing a God wink that has truly moved me. Remember that I began this reflection by sharing that I had initially embraced a goal for my year that was more about something I wanted to ‘do’ and create — but that God led me away from that and into something that would moreso cultivate my dependence on Him?

Well, the very thing I thought I wanted to and needed to do in 2025 arrived by divine invitation with God’s fingerprints all over it two months ago. It showed up on my spiritual doorstep with a note from the Lord saying: daughter, it’s time. It’s something I know I’m meant to fully embrace and center in 2026.

I will share more in time, but I hope in sharing this that I can encourage someone who needs a reminder about God’s timing being the only timing we should aspire to be on.

“For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.”

Psalm 84:11

Peace, ya’ll. May your transition into 2026 be intentional and rooted in God.

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P.S. For anyone church searching and feeling tired, please know that God has not forgotten about you. I landed at my first church home three weeks into me praying about it after months of church hopping and not finding the right fit by divine invitation (literally a stranger invited me, read about it here).

Church hurt is also so real. If you’ve experienced church hurt, and are a Black woman grappling with the idea of church or Christianity for that matter, I understand. I left the church for ten years. May I encourage you? Take your time. And, if you’re open to it, get yourself a copy of Dr. Sarita Lyons’ book Church Girl: A Gospel Vision to Encourage and Challenge Black Christian Women. The way she addresses our identities in Christ, and our worthiness for healing the wounds many of us have experienced within the church, is as beautiful and tender as it is urgent and necessary.