From Pain to Purpose: The Story of Girl... Pray!

I didn’t create Girl… Pray! from a place of clarity. I created it from a place of pain.

As I lay there wondering, “How did I get here? What happened? I am a woman of faith! I trust God!” , the pain I carried was too great. It overwhelmed me. It overshadowed everything I knew about who God was and how great He is.

“If God be for me, He’s more than the whole world against me.”

But pain... pain can hurt in places you didn’t even know existed. I remembered that commercial,  “Where does depression hurt? It hurts everywhere.”

I was still praying... but was I believing?
I was still crying out... but was God hearing me?

I felt alone. But every now and then, I could feel His arms wrap around me as I longed for His embrace.

I didn’t know God was building something.
I just knew I needed Him more than ever.
And He met me — in the secret place.

A Sacred Reset

I went on a 40-day fast. One meal a day. No sweets, no sodas, no TV, no social media. Just Me & Jesus.

I read the Word. I listened to my favorite preachers, prayer warriors, and worship singers.

That fast led me into a two-year journey of crochet and meditation. I had a rack full of crochet clothes by the end — something I never thought I could do. I had only ever made blankets. But God showed me:

"I can do all things through Christ Jesus."

I was amazed by what He did through me.
It encouraged me. If I could do this… what else could I do?

One of the prayer warriors I listened to used to pray for “supernatural downloads for creative ideas and witty inventions.” I began to believe, maybe that was for me, too.

When Heaven Spoke

Girl… Pray! didn’t come as a brand.
It came as a command. A lifeline. A holy intervention.

I’ve always believed in prayer. In my early years in Christ, I would pray for hours at a time. God showed me many things in prayer.

Now, I was praying again. Believing again. Seeking His face, not just His hand.

As I looked around at the fear gripping the nation, the anxiety in people’s hearts,  even among believers, I saw the need for people to draw closer to God.

I wanted them to experience the peace I had found.

What started as my healing became a heartbeat for others.

God gave me the idea for a Prayer Journal,  because fear and anxiety were everywhere. And He wants you to know:

You have a refuge in Him.
He’s waiting, His arms wide open, ready to receive you.

The Journal That Speaks

The first Girl… Pray! Prayer Journal speaks to all the different phases and facets of life I went through on my journey to healing, and wholeness.

As I continue to heal, I’m learning how to love myself.
I’m learning how to accept who I am, the person God created me to be.

That fearfully and wonderfully made woman He loves.

I’m learning how to be more gracious and forgiving, to myself first, and then to others.

I continue to seek His face to be more like Him. I know this journey takes a lifetime, a lifetime of learning, believing, and growing into my purpose.

I’m excited about what God is doing in me through Girl… Pray!.

It keeps me praying.

I pray for you every day.

The pain that once kept me from praying and believing… has now taught me to pray and believe, not just for myself, but for you.

If He can heal me, as broken as I was, I know He can heal you too.
So I pray for your healing.

If You’re in a Place of Pain…

This space is for you.

Pray! even when words won’t come out.
Believe! there’s still purpose in your waiting.
Let Girl… Pray! be the companion on your journey.

God doesn’t waste anything.
Not your tears.
Not your silence.
Not your surrender.

He’s still writing something beautiful.

 Wisdom Warrior’s Words: A Closing Reflection

Every warrior has a story, not just of battles fought, but of wisdom forged in the fire.

This is mine.

I didn’t come through the pain untouched.
I came through with clarity, compassion, and a deeper calling.

I learned that healing isn’t instant, it’s layered. It’s daily. It’s sacred.
And God meets us in the unraveling just as powerfully as in the rising.

So if you’re still waiting, still weeping, still wondering if God sees you,

Let this be your reminder:

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." — Psalm 34:18 (NIV)

There is purpose in the pressing.
There is glory in your groaning.
And there is grace for every step you take.

You, too, are a Wisdom Warrior in the making.

Hold your sword with humility.
Wrap your wounds with worship.
And never stop praying.

Because Sis…
Girl, Pray!
Your breakthrough is already in motion.

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Wherever you are on your journey,  know this:
You are not forgotten.
You are not alone.
And you are never without grace.