I was having a conversation with my eldest son, Andre, yesterday. My spidey senses had kicked in, and something told me to give him a call. He was going through a rough patch. I asked what he was doing, and he said he was taking an assessment of his life.

I suppose the greater question was—what do you do when you’ve tried all you can—gone by what you were taught to do your level best but no matter how hard you tried, things just didn’t turn out how you thought they would.

My Uncle Harold gave me a piece of advice many years ago: “You’re not a failure until you no longer learn from your mistakes.” I have carried those words with me because they remind me that failure isn’t always the end of the story. Sometimes, it is simply a chapter we didn’t expect to read.

But what happens when you’ve exhausted every possibility? When you’ve prayed, planned, worked, waited, tried again, and there are no more logical solutions? What is a soul to do?

Perhaps that is precisely where faith begins. Proverbs 3:5-6 reminds us to “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” There comes a point when our understanding reaches its limit. We can analyze every detail, replay every decision, and search for another door, but sometimes there simply isn’t one we can see.

That doesn’t mean God has abandoned us. It may mean we’re being asked to trust Him beyond what we can understand. Isaiah 40:31 says that those who wait upon the Lord “shall renew their strength.” Notice it doesn’t say those who figure everything out. It says those who wait.

Maybe the answer isn’t always another strategy. Maybe sometimes the answer is surrender—not giving up, but giving over. Giving God what we can no longer carry. Allowing Him to work in places where our hands have reached their limits.

So, for all the Andres out there, if you’re reading this, remember: Your current circumstance is not the final verdict on your life. You are still learning. You are still growing. You are still becoming. And when you’ve exhausted every possibility you know, perhaps that’s the moment to stop asking, “What can I do next?” and start asking, “God, what are You asking me to trust You with?”

Sometimes, when we have reached the end of ourselves, we discover that we have finally reached the beginning of faith. And that is what I told my son. Hold on to your faith.

Thank you so much for your continued readership and support. Until next week…Be and stay blessed!

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