I’ve noticed something about myself… I don’t often ask for prayer. Not because I don’t believe in prayer. Not because I don’t have needs. But because somewhere along the way, I decided other people’s needs were bigger… more important… more deserving of attention than mine. So I stay quiet. I tell myself I can pray on my own. I minimize. I wait. I rank my needs. And sometimes, I don’t even bring certain things to God because they feel too small, too personal, or too selfish. 

For a long time, my faith sounded like this: God can. God can heal. God can restore. God can move. And while that’s true, I’m realizing it’s time to live with the faith of God will. But that shift hasn’t been easy. Because when you’ve prayed with everything in you before…  when you’ve believed for a miracle before… and the outcome wasn’t what you asked for, your faith learns to add disclaimers like… “But You  have the final say.” or “But what if I believe You will… and You do

Have you ever felt overlooked like you’re the “low tree” in a forest full of tall ones? Maybe others seem to be thriving while you’re just trying to stay rooted. Ezekiel 17:24 reminds us that God has the final word over promotion, growth, and destiny. In this verse, God declares that He  is the one who can bring down what seems unshakable and raise up what seems forgotten. The “tall tree” symbolizes pride, power, and self-dependence. The “low tree” represents humility, depend