06/01/2026
HER JOURNEY
A Daily Devotional | Day 1
Title: God’s Plan for Your Future is WONDERFUL!
My dear sister,
Today, I want to encourage you to chin up, look up and focus on Jesus while walking confidently into your future. I know this really sounds so optimistic, especially when you have experienced pain, heartache, loss, a divorce, retrenchment etc. Maybe you think, “How can my future be so bright, if I haven’t experienced any light?”
Well, sister, I get you. I felt the same way. In December 2020 we lost our baby. July 2021, I lost my Dad due to the epidemic and 3 days later I lost my Mentor from years! I still miss my Dad so much and I still miss my mentor too. I know our baby is also with Jesus, but it was a very painful time in my life.
15 December 2023, on the day my Grandpa (which I was very close to and dearly loved) was buried, I needed to go for a heart operation. I am describing it all very shortly, but it was a period of loads of tears, grief and heartache, yet God blessed us with our 3rd little princess and wow! I carried her with so much joy in the season of so much tears! I also got a beautiful job, which I loved!
So, in all the pain, there was blessings! I am saying this to you today, precious daughter, because even in your pain, God is good! He never changes. He said your future is something to be excited about! Your past may be terrible, but WITH Him you are a new creation in Christ (2 Cor 5:17)! With Him you get the strength to take one step at a time moving forward. With Him you get your joy back!
I want to DARE YOU, sister, to BELIEVE that your future is beautiful, no matter your situation or your age.
Take God’s Word and write down Jeremiah 29:11:
“For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Write down 5 exciting things you are believing God for this year:
Declare this promise over your life! In times of heartache, God’s word is still truth. Even when it doesn’t make sense, believe that this year is going to be great! That this year is part of your future and God says His plans for you are GOOD!
Sister, remember this:
Your story isn't over, and the page you are on right now is not the final chapter. The same God who turned my "season of tears" into a season of joy is walking right beside you. He is not just preparing a future for you..He is preparing you for a beautiful future!
Keep your head up, Daughter of the King. Your light is coming!
Let’s Pray
Heavenly Father, I thank You so much that even in my deepest pain, You remain good and You never change. Thank You for being with me through every situation I have ever faced, Lord. Today, I choose to look up and to keep my eyes and heart set on Jesus. I declare Jeremiah 29:11 over my life, believing that Your plans for me are good. I surrender my past to You, Jesus. Give me the strength to take the next step with confidence, knowing my future is bright, because You are already there. I love You! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Blessings
Anicka 💖