1 Samuel 2:36 shows what happens after everything changes.

What once had power… doesn’t anymore.

I’m sitting here just days before my lease ends with no clear plan, and the old version of me would have been spiraling, forcing something, creating chaos just to feel safe.

But this time is different.

I’m doing what’s in front of me, letting the rest be unknown, and trusting that I don’t have to control everything to be okay.

This isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s about realizing that the patterns that used to run my life no longer have authority over me.

1 Samuel 2:35 talks about God raising up something faithful to replace what couldn’t continue.

For me, that’s meant learning something I’ve avoided my whole life—patience.

With my lease ending, no clear plan yet, and everything in my life requiring me to wait, I’m being forced to stop controlling and start trusting.

I’ve done what I can—packing, selling, interviewing. And now… I wait.

This isn’t peaceful. It’s uncomfortable, frustrating, and completely out of my control.

But maybe this is what it actually looks like to live according to God’s heart and mind—doing your part and letting go of the rest.

1 Samuel 2:35 talks about God raising up something faithful to replace what could no longer continue.

For years my life was run by survival patterns—control, anxiety, trying to fix everything and everyone. But recently I realized something had changed.

With my lease ending and no clear plan yet, the old me would have been spiraling. Instead, I’m doing the only things I can do right now—packing boxes, sending resumes, and trusting God with the rest.

Sometimes faith isn’t about controlling the outcome. Sometimes it’s about doing what’s right in front of you and letting God handle what you can’t see yet.