Calm & Clarity: Trusting the Process
By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar
You know what I tell myself when life throws another curveball? All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation no matter how messy it looks only good will come. And I am safe.
That’s not just something nice to say. It’s a reset button for my mind, a way to quiet the chaos long enough for the Creator to work things out. See, we get so caught up in reacting, in trying to fix everything ourselves, that we don’t leave any space for divine intervention. But the moment I stop and remind myself that the universe isn’t working against me, something shifts. My mind slows down. My heart stops racing. And I remember there’s a bigger picture I can’t see yet.
The truth is, no matter what’s going on loss, heartbreak, financial struggles, betrayal getting worked up won’t change a thing. Think about it. We came into this world with nothing, and we’ll leave the same way. So why do we exhaust ourselves over things that were never meant to be permanent?
We cry over what people say. We let their opinions shape our self-worth. We get angry over their actions, their words, the way they looked at us sideways. But at the end of the day, what really matters? Not them. Not their judgment. What matters is what we do to ourselves when we hold onto that pain. Nobody needs to sabotage us we do a fine job of that all on our own.
But here’s the thing: without trials, there’s no testimony. Without struggle, there’s no growth. I tell myself this all the time Kateb, listen! The Creator is watching. Maybe He just wants to see if you’ll trust Him or if you’ll turn bitter the moment things don’t go your way.
I’ve been tested. More times than I can count. Life has knocked me down, stripped me of things I thought I couldn’t live without. I’ve been shattered into dust, scattered like sand in the wind. But never not once did I walk away from the Creator. Even when I was broken beyond recognition, I held on.
Faith is wild like that. It asks you to believe when nothing makes sense, to trust when every sign says give up. And I’d be lying if I said I’ve never questioned, never felt lost. But even in my lowest moments, I knew I couldn’t turn my back on the One who carried me through every storm before.
I refuse to let hardship make me bitter. I won’t let pain turn me into someone cold, closed-off, unkind. I won’t let disappointment make me mistreat people or push them away. No matter how heavy life gets, I won’t let negativity pour out of my mouth or sit in my heart like poison.
Because I’ve seen it too many times the way the Creator works behind the scenes, pulling me through things I thought would destroy me. People have walked away. Some even laughed, called me a fool, said I wasn’t enough, that I’d never make it. They counted me out. But my Creator? He counted me in.
And here’s what I’ve learned: you don’t have to wish bad on the ones who hurt you. You don’t have to hope they fail. Let them laugh. Let them doubt. Let them think they’ve written you off. None of it stops what the Creator has planned. None of it blocks what’s already in motion.
So, I bless those who cursed me. I pray for those who wronged me. Not because they deserve it, but because I refuse to carry bitterness. I know who I am. I know whose hands my life is in.
Calm isn’t about having a perfect life it’s about knowing the storm won’t last forever.
Clarity isn’t about having all the answers it’s about trusting the One who does.
And so, I remind myself again: All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation, only good will come. I am safe.
Because even now, when I can’t see it, I know the Creator is working, and I am right where I need to be.
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