Unseen, But Not Unworthy
I used to think validation would heal me, until God showed me the places where my heart was still negotiating its worth. Being unseen by people never made me unworthy, it just revealed where He was still making me whole.
Learning the difference between guarding your heart and restricting it is crucial. One protects. The other punishes. And too often, we confuse the two because of what we’ve lived through.
Do not settle for a life dictated by insecurities or previous experiences. You have access to power that can free you from every mental and emotional bondage. But you cannot tap into that power and hold onto excuses at the same time. Your heart, your mind, your hands, they must be free to lay hold of what’s ahead.
There is only room for language that declares, “I will because of God.”
Writing is my love language. Words are my instruments for healing, for remembering, for recording the conversations I have with God and with myself. Because my mind rarely turns off. My thoughts are deep. And the challenges I face are real.
One of the hardest? Feeling unseen. Feeling like my heart has been shared, but not held. Like people are quick to offer perspective, but slow to offer presence. Quick to explain, but slow to acknowledge.
I don’t need agreement. I just need my feelings validated. Or do I?
My flesh seems to think so. But my spirit is learning that validation from man is not the same as affirmation from God.
Growth and healing are endless, until we take our final breath. We will always need Jesus. And if your healing journey was issued by someone else, you’ll always need their permission to progress.
But your life was not created for the permission of man. It was created for the purpose of God.
So today, I’m choosing to move forward. Not because I feel seen. But because I am seen, by the One who never misses a moment.
When was the last time you felt unseen, and what did that moment reveal about what your heart still needs?
Scriptures for This Moment (NIV)
1 Samuel 16:7
“The Lord does not look at the things people look at…”
God sees what people overlook
Psalm 147:3
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
healing for the unseen places
Galatians 1:10
“Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings…?”
validation from man vs. affirmation from God
Isaiah 41:10
“Do not fear, for I am with you…”
you are never unseen by Him
Psalm 34:5
“Those who look to him are radiant…”
your worth is not dimmed by others’ silence
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you…”
purpose over permission
Psalm 139:1
“You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.”
fully known, fully seen
Who Has Your Heart?
Somewhere between my thoughts, my prayers, and my dreaming, God whispered, Who has your heart? And I had to face the places where surrender was partial and my “yes” had fine print.
My mind seems to never stop. Not from worry, but from thinking, talking with God, being thankful, and dreaming…with my eyes wide open, lol. In the middle of all that noise and all that communion, a question rose up during my quiet time, Who has my heart?
I thought Jesus wholeheartedly had my heart. I really did. But when I looked back at the moment I chose disobedience, when it was clear I wasn’t supposed to be pursuing the route of education, I had to face something I didn’t want to admit. If He truly had my whole heart, I wouldn’t have chosen prestige. I wouldn’t have chosen the praise of people over obedience to Jesus.
That realization didn’t come to condemn me. It came to reveal me. It came to show me the places where my heart was still divided, still negotiating, still trying to hold both surrender and self‑glory in the same hands.
And that’s where this entry begins, with the honest confession that sometimes the thing we think has our heart…doesn’t. And the One we say has our heart…is still waiting for the parts we keep tucked away.
That realization didn’t come to shame me. It came to reveal me. It exposed the quiet corners of my heart where I still wanted to be seen, applauded, affirmed. It showed me the places where surrender was partial, where obedience was conditional, where my “yes” had fine print attached.
And that’s when the deeper question formed. If Jesus doesn’t have all of my heart…who does?
Because someone always does. Something always does. A desire, a dream, a fear, a person, a title, a version of myself I’m still trying to live up to.
We love our unborn child with an unknown depth. We fall in love and hand over our hearts. We may even tell our Creator, “Lord, You have my heart.” But what does that mean? What does that really look like? It’s more than a feeling. Deeper than a fleeting moment.
To say You have my heart is to give Him the parts that don’t behave, the parts that wander, the parts that crave applause, the parts that still think they know better. The hopes we barely whisper, the fears we tuck away, the tenderness we guard because it feels too fragile to expose. It is the surrender of the unseen, the unspoken, the unfinished. It is letting God hold the places we don’t yet know how to name.
It is trust that grows in the dark before it blooms in the light. It is choosing presence over performance. Obedience over image. It is letting Him reorder what we chase, what we cling to, and what we call “important.”
To give your heart is not a one‑time vow. It is a daily yielding. A returning. A remembering.
It is the quiet confession. Here I am again, Lord. Still Yours. Still learning what that means. Still letting You have the parts I once gave to everything else. Still letting You love me into becoming.
Where have you said “yes” with your mouth but “maybe later” with your heart?
Scriptures for This Moment (NIV)
Proverbs 4:23 “
Above all else, guard your heart…”
the heart determines the direction
Psalm 139:23–24
“Search me, God, and know my heart…”
inviting God to reveal what’s hidden
Matthew 6:21
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
your heart always follows your devotion
Ezekiel 36:26
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you…”
God reshapes what we surrender
Psalm 51:10
“Create in me a pure heart, O God…”
daily yielding, daily becoming
Jeremiah 17:9–10
“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind…”
no part of the heart is hidden from Christ
James 4:8
“Come near to God and he will come near to you.”
returning is always met with grace
Psalm 73:26
“God is the strength of my heart…”
He holds what we cannot
Small Steps Create Big Shifts
Hi there and welcome. I’m more of a behind-the-scenes type of girl. Shy until I feel safe, and a thousand-percent overthinker. But this space is where I choose to be seen, not perfectly, not loudly, just honestly. If you’re here, I imagine you’re becoming too.
Hi there and welcome! I’m already smiling because this is the part that feels both natural and nerve‑wracking for me. I’m more of a behind‑the‑scenes type of girl. The one who observes first, warms up slowly, and only unfolds when the space feels safe. I’m shy until I get to know you, and I overthink everything a thousand different ways before I let it touch the world. So the fact that you’re here, reading this, means more than you probably realize.
I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to balance being intentional with not disappearing. I care deeply, sometimes too deeply, about how my presence lands, how my words feel, how my heart is held. And maybe that’s why this space matters to me. It’s a place where I get to show up without performing, without polishing myself into something I’m not, without shrinking to make anyone more comfortable.
This is me, choosing to be seen in real time. Not perfectly. Not loudly. Just honestly.
If you’re here, I imagine you’re becoming too. Learning to trust your voice, your timing, your softness, your strength. Learning to step out from behind your own curtain, even if your hands shake a little. Learning that you don’t have to be fully ready to be fully present.
These Moments are poured from my heart, shaped by prayer, and rooted in my walk with Jesus. But before you receive them, I invite you to pause. Pray. Discern. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal what’s for you, and what’s not.
Don’t just take what I share. Take it to God. Let Him confirm, clarify, and speak to the places in you that need His voice more than mine.
Because these words are not the source. They’re just a vessel. And the heart of Jesus is always the goal.
So welcome to this moment. Welcome to this unfolding. Welcome to a space where we get to grow side by side, one honest breath at a time.