Eyes Upon Jesus

If Our God is for Us, Then Who Could Ever Stop Us?

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We’ve all heard the voice of failure. It’s the voice that tells us we don’t measure up and probably never will. No matter how much we hustle to be great at what we do, it never seems to be enough.

There are many areas of my life where the voice of failure has taken up space in my mind. One area has been this blog.

Since the algorithm on many platforms has changed (thanks, AI!), the numbers aren’t what they used to be. I’ve worked hard and researched ways to further share what God puts on my heart with the hope of helping others as I transition to this new chapter in my life. But no amount of SEO optimization, hashtagging, and all the other “tricks of the trade” seem to be working.

To be honest, I’m exhausted. It’s taken the joy out of writing.

But God is so good. He’s recently placed on my heart to stop looking for approval in numbers and to find my true worth in Him instead. To stop comparing my writing to others and draw from the sources He’s already given me: life experiences and His word.

You may be grappling with the kind of exhaustion that comes with the losing battle of trying to preserve or promote your worth. The project you worked hard on didn’t meet expectations. You carefully followed to recipe and yet still burned the water. You woke up extra early so that you could still be 25 minutes behind schedule.

You try to be the hero in your story, but you feel constant defeat.

Here’s what I’m learning: My happiness does not rest in my circumstances. My identity does not rest in any success. My identity is in Him. My only job is to walk with Him and abide in Him. Everything else will overflow to where God guides it.

God is the hero of our story. He is our security, our resting place, and our finish line. He has already done everything for us, and if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us?

Numbers and algorithm won’t stop my joy in writing because I do it for Him.

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About Me

My name is Nikki. I’m a suburban transplant who now lives a quiet life where morning light spills over pastures and the scent of cow manure fills the air. Between taking care of the home, tending to animals, and nurturing my garden, I’m learning over and over again to lift my eyes up and let God’s grace take over.

Here, I write about the beauty and ache of the everyday moments and ordinary days, about faith that takes root, and about a Savior who meets us in both the noise and the stillness. My prayers is that each story or reflection will point to Jesus so that you, dear reader, will find Him in the middle of your own everyday and ordinary moments.

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