“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!” — Isaiah 30:18 (NIV)
Becoming is not instant. It is a slow, sacred unfolding — like the metamorphosis of a butterfly. Hidden inside the stillness of the cocoon, the caterpillar is not dying, but transforming. There is no beauty in that dark space at first glance — just confinement, waiting, and mystery.
And yet… God does His most extraordinary work in hidden places.
The same is true for us. The season where everything feels torn apart — the marriage that ended, the dream that crumbled, the silence that stretches too long — may actually be the chrysalis God is using to reshape your life. You are not stuck. You are becoming.
What looks like delay is divine development. What feels like loss is sometimes holy shedding. You’re not who you were — but you’re not yet who you’ll be. You are in between — and that’s exactly where God does His most intimate work.
Becoming feels hardest in the quiet places — when you are no longer who you were, but still unsure of who you are becoming. That in-between space can feel like exile. You’ve stepped away from what was harmful, but healing hasn’t fully arrived. You feel the ache of waiting. It’s in this place that your soul whispers, “How long, Lord?” (Psalm 13:1).
You may feel hidden — like your prayers are unheard, your efforts unnoticed, your grief unvalidated. But the truth is: God does His most intimate work in the unseen places. Just as a seed must first be buried in darkness before it blooms, so too are you being cultivated in the soil of surrender. You are not being overlooked — you are being rooted. “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still” (Exodus 14:14).
In the stillness, God is strengthening your foundation. In the silence, He’s restoring your identity. And while you may feel invisible to the world, you are never unseen by Him — “You are the God who sees me,” said Hagar in her own wilderness (Genesis 16:13).
Becoming requires trust: not just in who you are now, but in who God says you are becoming. And even if your hands feel empty, remember — “being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion” (Philippians 1:6). Let that promise be your anchor in the dark: you are not done, you are in progress. And what God finishes is always beautiful.
Lord,
In the quiet spaces of becoming, meet me. When I feel lost between who I was and who I’m becoming, anchor me in Your truth. Help me to trust that even in the darkness, You are working. When I feel hidden, remind me I am held. When I grow weary of the process, whisper again Your promise — that You finish what You start. Make beauty from my broken places, Lord. Shape me in secret, and strengthen me for glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.