I saw a video the other day of a woman unraveling a knit sweater. Instead of throwing it away, she carefully pulled it apart, thread by thread, with the intention of making something entirely new from the same yarn.

That image has stayed with me. I keep replaying it in my mind. There’s something powerful about taking what feels worn out, flawed, or no longer quite right, and trusting that it can be reworked into something beautiful.

The more I’ve sat with that picture, the more I’ve felt it draw me closer to God’s heart. It’s become not just a creative idea, but a spiritual truth.I see my own life in that sweater.

Most of my life, I thought I had everything together. I believed I had life figured out, that if I stayed faithful and did all the “right” things, everything would fall neatly into place. But just like that sweater, there were defects beneath the surface. Parts of my life I kept hidden. Areas I never fully surrendered to God. Places where I mistook outward holiness for inner wholeness. Strongholds I believed were too deep, too tangled, too far gone to ever be undone. They were just part of me.

And then… the unraveling began.

Thread by thread, my life felt like it was coming apart before my eyes. It was hard. It was uncomfortable. It was frightening. Over the last few years, everything I thought I knew about myself was stripped down. The identity I had tied so closely to ministry and what I did for God felt like it was ripped away. The picture I had carefully painted of my life shattered.

If I’m honest, it didn’t feel holy.

It felt hopeless.

And yet, even there, I knew God was good. So I kept trusting Him, even when it hurt. Even when it didn’t make sense.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5–6

God didn’t leave me in the unraveling.

When I felt completely undone, He was right there. Sometimes, it takes coming apart for God to put us back together the right way. The snags we ignored, the rips we tried to patch ourselves, the stains we learned to live with, He doesn’t overlook them. He redeems them. What we thought was broken becomes the very thing He uses to create something new.

If your world feels like it’s unraveling, if finding your footing feels impossible, this may be the very moment God is inviting you to lean in closer. Allow Him to gently pull at the threads that have been tangled in your story for far too long. Let Him address the tears that have cut deep. Trust Him with the stains that have tried to define you. And when you feel completely emptied, watch as He begins to knit you back together with purpose and care.

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Isaiah 43:18–19

I have seen the things that needed to be removed from me slowly unraveled, and I’ve watched as God has begun knitting my life back together. I’m still in the making. My story is still being knit, stitch by stitch. It’s hard, and it’s beautiful, all at the same time.

If there are areas of your life that need to be unraveled, give them to God. Trust Him with the whole story. Let Him show you just how beautiful a life surrendered to Him can be.

And I’m glad you’re here.