I’m a firm believer that everything is perfectly timed.

Things unfold elegantly, like a pomegranate. Every part of your story starts to make sense gradually, it builds right in front of your eyes. It’s like those little pomegranate pieces dropping into the bowl from the pods as you peel it. And you do get to enjoy the entire bowl at the end.

That’s the beauty of it.

But you gotta trust the dreadful process of peeling it also.

I’m in that part of the process right now. The peeling part. Where I’m trusting that things will fall into place, and I will have my full bowl of shiny, crunchy, juicy, and burgundy colored pomegranate just ready to eat.

Here’s the thing about trusting: you still gotta keep going. You still have to give it your all every single day before it happens for you.

There’s a combo in life that feels like a cheat code:

Do + Dua + Divine trust.

We can only control our efforts, not the results. And then we leave the results up to God.

I think that’s what gives us the push to keep doing things boldly and bravely. To keep showing up even when we can’t see the whole path yet.

I’ve been in a funk for the past two weeks. Momentum felt slow.

My brain loves control so much. It wants to know how things are panning out as we go. It wants certainty. A clear roadmap.

And sometimes I don’t have all the answers.

So it spirals.

It thinks I’m doing it all wrong. That I’ve made mistakes. That I should’ve chosen differently.

It is the worst to make solid decisions when it starts to spiral. In a state of spiraling, I just start to stack up things that put me in constant “work mode” so I’m constantly busy doing things to feel productive.

Busy but not intentional with things that I’m doing.

Over time, I’ve done better.

I go slow when things feel confusing. I go backwards. Sometimes into strategizing or rereading the blueprint.

I remind myself to do the one thing that makes sense right now.

And the mantra repeats: “Just trust you will know what to do when you wake up”

Or

“I can’t wait to see what future-me comes up with”

Just trust that every single morning, you’ll know the next right thing.

This formula has increased my faith in God. And it’s helped me let go of control.

Because it’s okay to not know where you’re going for a bit. It’s okay to be in the messy middle. It’s okay to peel the pomegranate slowly, even when your hands are sticky and it feels repetitive.

It will all make sense soon.

The bowl will be full. The pieces will come together. The story will unfold.

And it will unfold so beautifully, that you will have no doubt that God was guiding you at every step.

He is working behind the scenes for you.

You just have to keep peeling, for now.

So if you’re in a funk right now, if momentum feels slow, if your brain is spiraling and demanding answers you don’t have yet, take a breath.

Do the work. Make dua. Trust the timing.

And remind yourself: you’ll know what to do tomorrow.

Sending you strength for whatever you’re peeling through right now.

Kanza

P.S. I’m rooting for you. Always. ✨