Part 5: A Holy Slowdown & New Beginnings!

A Holy Slowdown & A New Season

After my sickness, something shifted in me, permanently.

The best way I can describe it is this: it felt like A Christmas Carol, where Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of his past, present, and future… except in my case, it was the Holy Spirit.

A few days after everything, I noticed I was different.

I started walking around with a smile again. My joy returned. I began approaching situations with an unexplainable peace.

The Holy Spirit slowed me down, in the best way.

I even found myself enjoying the mundane parts of life again. My routine felt sacred. My days felt lighter. And what surprised me most is that this wasn’t just a temporary feeling. I honestly thought it would last a week and I’d be right back where I started, but it hasn’t.

I’m healed. And I owe it all to Jesus.

The last two years of my life have been hard. 2024 was marked by hope deferred. Going into 2025, I truly believed it would be an easier year, especially since God gave me the word love.

Looking back now, I wouldn’t change a thing.

Jesus loves me so deeply that He took His time, digging, healing, and getting to the root of my heart. I thought I had received full healing from hope deferred on November 17, 2024… but God knew there was still more root work to uncover in 2025.

Sometimes healing isn’t instant. Sometimes it’s intentional.

I don’t know what 2026 will bring, but I do know this: I’m walking into it without strife. I’m walking in grace. I’m walking in peace.

Five Years of Shift Worthy Ministries

Today marks five years of Shift Worthy

Ministries (December 25,2025.)

It hasn’t been the easiest walk, but it has been exactly the walk God intended.

I’m deeply grateful for every single person who has supported this ministry over the years. And if you’re reading this, especially after I’ve been a little MIA for the past six months, thank you for being here.

Sometimes stepping away causes people to drift, and that’s okay. God knows the seasons. He knows when things need to be released so something new can begin.

This season is different.

I’m coming back, but I’m coming back slow.

Right now, my focus is on the blog and YouTube. I’m not rushing back to Instagram or TikTok, and I’m no longer operating from hustle or fear of burnout. That way of moving isn’t Kingdom-centered, and it’s not how I’m called to steward this ministry.

I’m choosing grace. I’m choosing obedience. I’m choosing to stay in step with the Holy Spirit.

Coming back hasn’t been easy, it’s stirred old fears of burnout, but God has placed something new on my heart. I believe He’s inviting me to share the day-to-day of the Shift Worthy experience through vlog-style YouTube content, the messy, the quiet, the joyful, and the in-between moments of walking with Jesus.

I’ve also been working on something since the Summer of 2025. It’s close, so close, but I’ll release it when the Holy Spirit says it’s time.

For now, I’m trusting the slow build.

If you’re here to walk this season with me, welcome. If you’re simply passing through, I pray you continue loving Jesus deeply and spending time with Him. That’s always the heart.

Thank you for five years of grace, growth, and shifting.

Merry Christmas, and welcome to a peaceful, Spirit-led 2026.

I’ll see you there.

Love Your Kingdom Sister,

Jessica