When All Seems to Be Going Wrong

There are moments in life when it feels like the walls are closing in. When everything you touch seems to fall apart. When the plans you made unravel, one after another. You pray, you try, you push — but nothing seems to work. It’s in those moments that faith, purpose, and peace feel like distant echoes.

When all seems to be going wrong, the temptation is to believe that something is broken — in the world, in others, or in you. But sometimes, what looks like destruction is actually construction in disguise. Sometimes the shaking is not to destroy you, but to rebuild you on stronger ground.

I’ve learned that when things fall apart, it’s often because God is making room for something better. We can’t see it in the storm, but later we realize the storm was clearing the path. The opportunity that closed, the relationship that ended, the plan that failed — they all become part of the story that leads to growth, clarity, and strength.

When life seems to be going wrong, that’s usually when we’re most tempted to give up. But that’s also when we most need to stand still. Not to fix everything, not to understand everything, but simply to be still. To take a breath. To look up instead of around. To remember that even when the plan doesn’t make sense, the purpose still does.

Maybe you’re in that place now — where the weight feels heavy and your prayers seem unanswered. If so, hear this: You are not forgotten. You are not failing. You are simply being refined.

Take small steps. Do the next right thing. Speak life over yourself even when you don’t feel it. And trust that one day, you’ll look back and realize that the things that went “wrong” were actually the things that made you strong.

Because sometimes, when everything falls apart — that’s when everything starts to come together.

What if this season isn’t breaking you, but shaping you? What if what feels like loss is actually the start of a new alignment?