You’re Not Behind. You’re Becoming.

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By Chiquita Lewis, Editor-In-Chief, for Strong Willed Woman Magazine – Spiritual Growth

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Chiquita Lewis is a pastor, mentor, coach, and the visionary founder of Strong Willed Woman Magazine. With a heart for empowering Christian women, 

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Grace for the Journey, Strength for the Season

We live in a world obsessed with timelines and comparison—where everyone’s success is posted, filtered, and measured in milestones. It’s easy to feel like you’re “behind” when you scroll through someone else’s highlight reel.

But here’s the truth you need to hold onto today:

You’re not behind. You’re becoming.

God’s work in you is not rushed. It’s not careless. It’s a divine process—custom-designed, beautifully unfolding, and full of purpose at every stage. Whether you’re in a season of planting, waiting, pruning, or blooming, you are exactly where you need to be in His plan.

Every Step Forward is Progress

Progress doesn’t always look big or loud. Sometimes, it looks like it shows up when it’s hard. Praying when you feel weary. Taking a deep breath and choosing peace over panic. These moments may feel small, but in God’s eyes, they are powerful.

He sees your effort. He honors your perseverance.

And most importantly—He is not finished with you.

“Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion…”

— Philippians 1:6 (NIV)

Give Yourself Grace

You don’t have to rush your healing. You don’t have to fast forward your purpose. You are not late, lost, or lacking—you are becoming the woman God designed you to be. Give yourself the same grace that God so freely gives you.

You can be a work in progress and still be powerful.

You can be unfinished and still be fruitful.

You can grow and still be deeply, deeply loved.

 Stand Tall in Your Becoming

Stand tall, daughter of God—not because you have it all together, but because you’re rooted in something unshakable. Becoming takes courage. Becoming takes faith. But oh, the beauty of who you’re becoming.

You are not behind—you are becoming everything God created you to be. And He’s with you, every step of the way.

 

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Hi, Chiquita Lewis

Chiquita Lewis is a pastor, mentor, coach, and the visionary founder of Strong Willed Woman Magazine. With a heart for empowering Christian women, 

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