When Everyone Else Has What You’re Still Praying For

Trusting the Timing When It Feels Like You’re Being Left Behind

There’s a particular ache that comes with watching life happen for everyone else while you’re still waiting for it to happen for you.

You show up to the baby showers. The engagement parties. The wedding group chats. You celebrate with genuine love because you’re happy for them but there’s a quiet sting in the pit of your stomach.

And when the celebration is over, and the texts slow down, and you’re back in your own space…you wonder when it will be your turn.

The Loneliness of Waiting

You’re doing the work. You’re healing. You’re praying. You’re dating (or taking a break from dating). You’re trying to stay hopeful.

But still… the silence is loud.

And then comes the pressure from aunties, cousins, older relatives who mean well but have no idea how their words land:

• “You’re not getting any younger.”

• “When are you going to give us a baby?”

• “Maybe you’re being too picky.”

They say it with smiles and laughs, but it cuts deep. They don’t see the tears you’ve already cried. They don’t hear the prayers you whisper every night. They don’t know what it feels like to be last in a room full of firsts.

The Lies That Creep In

When life delays, the mind gets loud.

• “Maybe I’m not good enough.”

• “Maybe love just isn’t for me.”

• “Maybe I missed my moment.”

Hear me clearly: There is nothing wrong with you. There is no shame in being single. There is no deadline on your worth. You are not behind. You are becoming.

The Sacredness of the In-Between

This season you’re in? It’s not punishment, it’s preparation. You’re not being overlooked, you’re being fortified.

The woman who emerges from waiting well, from loving herself in the quiet, from nurturing her own spirit, from finding joy without an audience......she is UNSTOPPABLE.

And when your moment comes? You’ll show up whole and not desperate. Full and not frantic. Grateful and not rushed.

A Final Word of Empowerment

To every woman watching others receive what she’s still praying for: You are not forgotten. You are not broken. You are not on anyone’s clock but God’s.

The world may tell you that your time is running out. But the only timekeeper is the One who authored your life and He is never late.

So walk in your truth. Own your season. Celebrate others, yes but don’t shrink your hope in the process. Your love story is still unfolding and what’s meant for you is making its way.....right on time.