Still in His Hands

As a teenager, singer and worship leader, Lizzie Morgan prayed desperately for her parents’ marriage to be restored—but it still ended in divorce. “All the faith in the world,” she said. “Little girl, running to the altar. I’m like, ‘God, I need you to do this.’ And it just didn’t work out the way that I thought it would.” (09:45:53–09:46:11)

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
– Lamentations 3:25–26 ESV

Disappointment can feel like failure. Like maybe you did something wrong. Like maybe God’s forgotten you.
You believed with everything in you.
You prayed.
You showed up at the altar again and again.
And still, the miracle didn’t come.

But in the silence Lizzie discovered: “When all I wanted fell apart—but it fell in Your hands.”

That line became part of her song Maybe the Miracle, and it captures something many of us struggle to grasp—just because God didn’t do what you asked doesn’t mean He abandoned you.

Just because God didn’t do what you asked doesn’t mean He abandoned you.

Lamentations reminds you that the Lord is good to those who wait for Him. Not just those who get the outcome they wanted—but those who seek Him even when it hurts. It’s good to wait quietly because God is still for you, even in the waiting.

You may not understand this season. You may not like it. But your disappointment can still fall into His hands because His hands are steady. He has never let go of you.

Sometimes the miracle isn’t the fix—it’s the presence. The quiet nearness of a God who stays when everything else falls apart.

Today’s One Thing
Write down one area of your life that hasn’t turned out how you hoped. Say out loud: “Even this is still in His hands.” Now, let that truth guide your next step.

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