Greatness…

The Momentary Thoughts from a Satiated Mind is a sacred space where Spirit speaks before the fruit ever shows.  Where whispers of heaven plant themselves in voice notes,  morning commutes, and friendly WhatsApp messages.  Where prayer calls turn into healing sessions!  Oh, and the thought, she’s sometimes that unexpected guest—showing up barefoot, bold, and right on time…even if I’m in yesterday’s sweats and not emotionally ready for company 😅 

Several weeks ago, my morning began with a pulling, spasmic pain in my ear—an ache that had lingered for days.  Yet even as my body spoke discomfort, my spirit was already listening for something deeper.  As I prepared for prayer with my prayer partners, I found myself wondering what I would bring before God in that sacred moment.

Almost instinctively, I reached for my prayer card from my Coaching initiation days.  I had been praying this prayer quietly for some time now—a prayer helping me release the fear that had gripped me for much of my life.  I’ve been on a self-discovery journey for a while, and as the launch of my podcast draws near, I feel what my spiritual mother, Mama Iya, lovingly calls “pee-down-the-leg.” 😅

And yet—here’s the miracle—I decided to do it anyway.  Afraid, yes.  But willing.  And the moment I chose movement over paralysis; a rush of PEACE flooded my body.  A holy calm.  A divine reassurance emerged!

As thoughts continued to swirl, I opened my devotional Until Today.  I’ve learned to trust that Spirit is always right on time—nudging me exactly where I need to go, even (and especially) when I find myself wandering the flat, uncomfortable fields of resistance.  That day’s devotional led me straight back to a scripture that had already been whispering to me all week.  So, I leaned in. I read deeply. I let my soul extrapolate from it what it was finally ready to hear.

Isaiah 43 (NIV)

Israel’s Only Savior

But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”

The first thing that caught my attention was the title. The New International Version titles it “Israel’s Only Savior,” while The Message titles it “When You’re Between a Rock and a Hard Place.” These two titles alone invite interpretation—but as a Minister of Spiritual Consciousness, I don’t skim Scripture.  I listen for what it’s saying to me: how I’m thinking, what’s stirring within me, and what I’m being summoned to do next.  Because we are always being called higher.

As I studied this passage, I realized it mirrors the human experience—the longing for divine connection, the search for purpose, and the transcendence of limitations imposed by ego (that sneaky habit of Edging God Out).  Our minds are often a battlefield: a war between divinity versus ego.  And when Isaiah says Israel’s Only Savior it invites us to recognize our own divine nature and our interconnectedness with all beings.  In this light, the Savior is not merely external—it is the awakening of inner wisdom, strength, and remembrance.  This scripture tells a story of transformation.  Of awakening.  Of the soul’s journey from separation to unity, from suffering to liberation.  It all began in the Garden of Eden—where our desire to know more—and in that desire, we learned separation.  Or so we thought!

That morning, as I sat with this scripture and reflected on my own summons for this lifetime—and as echoed the words from Until Today;

“TODAY I AM DEVOTED TO STEPPING INTO MY GREATNESS,” 

for myself something profound unfolded.  As you read, I invite you to do the same.  Call to mind a fear that’s been lingering within you.  Or a dream you’ve delayed because resistance keeps whispering excuses.  Read Isaiah 43:1–7 in the King James Version, then the New International Version, then The Message Version.   I promise—you will not be disappointed. 😊

Isaiah begins by calling names.

“But now, this is what the Lord says—”

But now...

These two words collapse time.  They interrupt the ordinary.  They announce a new decree.  They reminded me of the spiritual Law of Cause and Effect, which simply stats that—Cause is Mind.  “The Lord,” the Greater Mind, the First Cause, declares authorship over what comes next.  And suddenly I understood:  fear loses power here because fear lives in the past—but the decree lives now.

He who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel…

I lingered here.  I marinated on these words long enough to let the words really soak in!!  I replaced Jacob with my own name, and Israel with the emerging version of me.

Jacob is the self in transition.  Ever evolving.  I recognized that there is no season of my life untouched by growth. Jacob represents my human consciousness before fully integrating my spiritual, authentic self.  Then I remembered a scripture I often read that is a pivotal moment where—Jacob wrestles with an angel and becomes Israel.

• Jacob: the striving self, believing worth must be earned

• Israel: the awakened self, where God prevails

It said to me creation and formation are not the same.  To be formed implies intention, structure, destiny.  Israel is Jacob transformed—the one who wrestled with God and remembered who he truly was.

And it dawned on me: my greatness is always in the making!!

This journey—from fear to faith, from isolation to belonging—mirrors my soul’s evolution.  I see how my life has been an unfolding revelation, moving through doubt and insecurity toward divine connection.  Self-discovery has awakened me to my true identity—where I continually choose to recognize my inherent worth and the unconditional love of my Creator.

Then came these words:

“Do not fear.”

This isn’t advice. It’s permission.

Fear, I am learning, is simply the absence of remembering who I am.  Once Israel is named, fear becomes irrelevant.  Fear only speaks to Jacob.  Israel has no use for it.  Here is what I learned in that instant…fear doesn’t dissolve through courage—it dissolves through recognition.

(Yes, I did a happy dance right there. 💃🏽)

“For I have redeemed you.”

To redeem is to reclaim value from distortion. I remembered that my soul is never lost—I only forgot who I am. Redemption is a homecoming.  A return to self.

“I have summoned you by name.”

To be called by name is to activate frequency—to tune into the same divine resonance as God. This is where potential becomes assignment.  

Summoning is destiny! 

Calling! 

Vocation! 

It speaks to essence, not personality. 

I learned in the same moment that enlightenment is less about becoming and more about responding!

“You are mine.”

This shattered separation.  I realized more profoundly that I am not apart from God—I am one with God.  These words dissolve orphan consciousness—the belief that I must fight alone, earn love, or justify existence. Belonging is the most powerful force in identity formation. Fear cannot coexist with belonging because fear is rooted in imagined abandonment.

Creation → Formation → Summoning → Belonging

Jacob → Israel → Name → Mine

Potential → Purpose → Identity → Union

Here’s what unlocked GREATNESS for me:

My greatness is not will power.

It is memory.

Fear is not weakness.

It is amnesia.

The moment I remember...

→ who created me (my origin)

→ who formed me (my design)

→ who redeemed me (my value)

→ who named me (my identity)

→ who claims me (my belonging) —

Fear collapses and GREATNESS awakens!!

This removes the illusion that greatness must be earned!

GREATNESS is remembered!

And then GREATNESS is embodied!!

So, like me, I invite you—test your fear.  Listen for your summons.  And EMBRACE your GREATNESS unapologetically!!  If what you’re feeling in any moment or season in your life, isn’t love infused, it is fear.  And fear was never meant to lead you.

And here I was afraid to EXPRESS THE UNIQUE WONDERFULNESS HE CREATED ME TO BE…because I was afraid of external validation…Thank God ALMIGHTY I am moving from it into my GREATNESS!!

After all—He did not give us a spirit of fear, but one of sound mind.

And that, beloved, is bliss. ✨

🍃 Food for the Soul:

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” —Audre Lorde

And in honor of Black History Month here in the America’s:

“You come from people who survived what was meant to destroy them.” —Ancestral Truth