Hold On to What You Know
My Beautiful Sister,
I know you’ve been pressed. I know the pit has been deep, the betrayal has been real, and the weight has felt unbearable at times. But I came to remind you of something precious: you were chosen for this.
That might not sound like comfort in the moment, but lean in with me for a minute. There’s an anointing on your life so rare, so costly, that the path to obtain it required sacrifice. It required pain. It required you to be the one they threw in the pit. The one sold out, misunderstood, and set aside. Why? Because God is getting the glory out of your life. And that glory can’t be fabricated, it must be forged in fire.
Think about our Savior. Jesus, who knew no sin, was chosen to become sin. He didn’t stumble into suffering, He was assigned to it. Just like you. You didn’t choose this road, God chose you. That alone should make you pause. Because He doesn’t choose carelessly. He doesn’t pick at random. He chooses intentionally. You were selected to carry something holy.
I’ve been meditating on 1 Corinthians 10:13 lately. It says,
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful…”
Sis, God is faithful.
These trials aren’t here to destroy you, they’re here to prove you. That word “temptation” doesn’t just mean enticement to sin. It means testing. Trials. Internal pressure. That feeling of being seized and overtaken by life. And yet God’s Word promises that He will not allow you to be overtaken beyond what you can bear, not without giving you a way of escape. And I’ve learned, sometimes that escape is endurance. The grace to bear it.
Let’s be honest.
This walk isn’t easy. Some days, I’m full of praise. Other days, I’m angry, tired, and emotionally spent. Some days, I wonder if God has forgotten me, if this long road of injustice, heartbreak, and waiting is even producing anything. But this is where knowing must overpower believing.
You can believe God is good based on what you see. But knowing comes from intimacy. From sitting with Him behind the veil. From encountering His character in the wilderness. The evidence of what you see, what you’ve experienced can cause your Belief to waiver. But knowing? Knowing will anchor you regardless what you see, when nothing makes sense.
So I’m writing this to say: Don’t let go. Not now. Not when the enemy is pressing hard. He’s not after your car, your house, your finances, although he does attacks those as a part of his greater plan, I’m speaking from experience. The adversary is really after your faith. Because your faith is the currency of the Kingdom. It’s what positions you to receive the anointing, and to please God.
You may not see the reward yet, but something great is coming. Something weighty. Something eternal. And what you’re enduring is shaping you to carry it. These spiritual muscles you’re building? They’re necessary for the next.
So when the pain screams, “Let go”, hold on to what you KNOW.
Hold on to the God who chose you.
Hold on to His promises.
Hold on to His character.
Because when this season shifts, and it will, the glory revealed in your life will be undeniable. You’ll overflow into others. And all of it, every moment of suffering, will give way to something greater than you ever imagined.
I write these letters as a way to encourage myself while I’m being refined in the fire. The injustice has felt endless at times, and I’ve found myself wondering if this is a harvest I somehow deserve. But even in those moments, God breathes words of hope into my spirit, not just for me, but for others too. These letters are a reminder that we are not alone. We are held, we are seen, and we are completely surrounded by His love.
Keep holding on, Sis.
With faith and fire,
Your Sister in Christ,
Sherita Jones
