“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.” 1 Peter 5:6 (NIV)

So there I was, dressed to pray and slay. I’d been invited to speak on my new book, The Grace For Favor, and pray. Listen, I was ready to drop some faith-filled fire. I had my speech. I had my Scriptures. I even had a prayer so potent I thought, “Whew! Even Cindy Trimm might have to take notes.”

This was my moment. My God-ordained, glow-up, favor-filled, mic-drop moment.

Or so I thought.

As I was wrapping up my notes at home, a random lion emoji appeared at the bottom of my computer screen. I paused. “Okay, cute,” I thought. “Weird, but I’m booked and busy for Jesus right now.” I moved on.

Fast forward: I arrive at the sanctuary and boom, there’s a majestic banner on the wall with what appeared to be a hand-drawn Lion and the words “Lion of Judah.” I blinked twice. “Okay, God. You’re clearly trying to say something.”

Then during worship, I felt drawn toward that banner like it had a heavenly magnetic pull. And while standing there, I heard, “The time to favor her has come.”

I Googled it (because, yes, even prophets need help sometimes), and up popped Psalm 102:13:

“You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come.”

God then whispered something heavy:

“Tell My people the time to favor THIS church is now. I’m about to show them extraordinary favor.”

I said, “Absolutely, Lord. I’ll weave that in somewhere after I say all the cute, smart things I planned.”

God said: “Watch this.”

The speaker before me handed me the mic… and the Holy Spirit took the wheel like Jesus in a roundabout. My notes? Irrelevant. My book? Never even mentioned. My polished, rehearsed words? Gone with the wind—Holy Ghost edition.

What came out was a prophetic declaration straight from the throne room. I wasn’t the messenger anymore, I was just the mic stand.

And you know what? It was glorious.

After I sat back down, I had a little heart-to-heart with my Heavenly Father. He said:

“You don’t promote that book, you praise Me. I’ll promote you and the book when it’s time. Stay small so I can stay big.”

So here is the takeaway, Humility is heaven’s fast pass to divine elevation. Staying small doesn’t mean thinking less of yourself, it means thinking of yourself less. It’s making room for God to do the most by choosing to do less of you.

🙏🏽 Prayer:

Lord, help me to stay small, not in value, but in ego. Remind me that it’s not about my spotlight but Your glory. Strip away my agenda and fill me with bold obedience. May I always choose Your plan over my platform, Your timing over my promotion, and Your presence over my pride. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Reflection Questions:

1. What “mic” in your life are you still trying to hold onto, instead of surrendering to God?
2. Have you mistaken self-promotion for divine purpose? How can you shift the focus back to God?

ElevateHerLife 💗 S.A