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Hi friend,
Welcome back to She Speaks Life. ✿
As Advent continues, the invitation shifts once more…
From waiting.
From noticing light.
Toward making space.
This week asks a quieter, braver question:
What would it look like to leave room for wonder?
Not the kind that rushes in loudly, but the kind that requires openness, a willingness to be interrupted, to release control, to trust God with what we don’t yet understand.
Wonder doesn’t demand answers but instead it makes space for presence.
And often, it begins with surrender.
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Feature Story
The Quiet Courage of Yes
Mary’s story is often told with reverence, but sometimes we forget how ordinary her life was before the angel came. No platform. No certainty. Just a young woman choosing trust in the middle of unanswered questions.
Her yes was not dramatic, it was faithful.
Wonder, in the truest sense, doesn’t come from knowing how things will unfold. It comes from allowing God to work beyond our understanding. Mary didn’t have clarity; she had courage. She made room for God to move without demanding control of the outcome.
That kind of surrender is quiet, but powerful.
Wonder is born when we loosen our grip, when we stop trying to manage every detail and instead allow ourselves to be shaped by trust. It is not passivity; it is participation rooted in faith.
Sometimes the holiest response is not action, but openness. Not explanation, but availability.
Speak Life Practice
This week, let’s dive deeper into what it means to make room for wonder:
Creating space before response
When something surprises you, a challenge, an invitation, an unanswered question, try to pause before reacting. Let openness come before explanation.
Release one need for control
Name one area where you’ve been holding tightly. Offer it to God, not with certainty, but with willingness.
Pray with this posture of surrender
“Dear Lord, I don’t need to understand everything to trust You. Help me say yes, even when the path ahead feels unclear.”
Wonder grows where trust is allowed to lead.
“Let it be to me according to your word.”
— Luke 1:38 (NIV)
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A Final Note
Making room for wonder often requires courage, the courage to remain soft in a world that demands certainty, to stay open when answers feel distant.
But Advent reminds us that God does some of His most beautiful work in willing hearts, not fully formed plans.
You don’t need to have everything figured out. You only need to be open.
May this week meet you gently, inviting you to release, to trust, and to leave space for God to move in ways you could not have planned.
With grace,
P.S. A bonus issue will arive this week so please stay tuned - a Christmas Special! :)