The Power of Options

Freedom begins when you stop asking for permission.

People talk a lot about timelines — when you should marry, have kids, buy a home, find stability.

But here’s the truth: not everyone’s purpose fits inside a timeline.

I learned that early on. I never grew up dreaming about white dresses or picket fences. My dream was peace. My dream was purpose. My dream was options.

Because options create agency — the power, through Christ, to choose your own path in alignment with His will, and that kind of agency is what faith really looks like in action.

There’s something sacred about the ability to say, “I choose.”

I chose motherhood when it was time.

I chose service when it called.

I chose God because He chose me first.

And every time I made a choice rooted in peace, not pressure, it led me closer to joy.

~It’s selfish to make life about you.~

No. It’s stewardship. God trusted you with your own life — not a copy of someone else’s.

Jesus gave us free will for a reason. He said, “Choose ye this day.”

Choice is holy. And choice means you’ll sometimes disappoint people. That’s okay — obedience will always offend comfort.

If you’re walking your road with Him, then every “no” to expectation is a “yes” to purpose.

Focus Point:
God’s plan doesn’t run on anyone else's schedule.

If this stirred something in you, share it with the person who’s been waiting for permission to choose themselves. Maybe they just needed to see that it’s biblical.

— Jackie, walking this same narrow road with you.