Sadie Robertson had a dream deferred for five years, but now the motivational speaker is realizing that God has not forgotten about her.

The often transparent creator of the Live Original brand explained how God had fulfilled a five-year-old desire in her heart recently. She thought that she was forgotten when that desire went unfulfilled for years.

“I took this selfie the other day to document a moment when I was so filled with gratitude and awe and wonder that God did the sweetest thing that I honestly thought He had forgotten about. 5 years ago I wanted something very specific from God very bad… but it wasn’t what I needed at the time,” Robertson wrote on Instagram. “On this day God reminded me of what I wanted so badly back then I now have, but before I could have what I just wanted He wanted to give me what I needed, knowing that it would be the very thing I’m most grateful for. Does that even make sense, [laughing out loud].”

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The author and speaker reminded people that God hears them in the middle of their disappointments and unfulfilled desires.

“The amount of times I’ve smiled so big this week while simultaneously forming tears is insane because I’m so overwhelmed that He knew, that He remembered, that He cares, and that He hears,” she wrote. “Tonight you may be where I was 5 years ago and you’re confused and your disappointed, but oh sister and friend If (sic) I could just encourage you to trust the process and one day you’re going to wake up and realize He not only gives you what you need, but He also cares about what you want. You’re gonna have to take a selfie the day it happens to never forget the overwhelming emotion His faithfulness brings.”

 

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