GOOD MORNING | MONDAY MOTIVATION

A Word From Dashonia Marie

December 15, 2025

Good morning, beautiful woman.

Before you do anything else this morning—
before you check your phone,
before you carry the weight of another week,
before you replay what hurt you or rush into what’s next—

Stop.

This is not a motivational post.
This is an invitation.

An invitation for you to step out of survival mode
and into the presence of God.

This morning, I didn’t come to God with words.
I came empty.
No music.
No distractions.
Just silence… and surrender.

And in that stillness, the Spirit of God met me there.
Not rushed.
Not loud.
But intentional.

And He led me straight to Isaiah 40.

Let me tell you something before we go any further:

Encouragement from people is nice.
Encouragement from leaders can lift you.
Encouragement from friends can comfort you.

But encouragement from the Spirit of God
reaches places no human voice ever can.

It doesn’t hype you.
It heals you.

It settles the anxiety you couldn’t explain.
It anchors the faith that’s been trembling.
It touches wounds you buried and forgot were still open.

ISAIAH 40:2 (NIV)

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.”

When I read that verse this morning, my spirit broke open.

Because as this year comes to an end, I looked back over my life and whispered something to God I hadn’t said out loud yet:

“This year almost broke me.”

Not surface-level hard.
Not “I’m tired” hard.
But faith-stretching, soul-exhausting, knees-on-the-floor hard.

This year tested me.

I’ve faced trial after trial.
My faith has been pressed in ways I never expected.
My strength has been drained more days than I can count.
There were moments I wanted to quit.
Moments I questioned everything.

I’ve been misunderstood.
Talked about.
Accused.
Challenged by systems that were supposed to protect—but instead exposed corruption.

I’ve fought legal battles this year—real ones.
Battles to get Pop Pop out of a nursing home.
(If you know, you know.)

And let me say this honestly:

I have not walked perfectly this year.
But I have walked obediently.

I moved when God said move.
I stood when God said stand.
I fought when God said fight.

And when you walk in obedience—
when you walk in purpose—
the enemy doesn’t applaud you.

Scripture says he comes to kill, steal, and destroy.

And that is exactly what he tried to do to me this year.

He tried to take me out.

But God.

As I sat there this morning, the Spirit of God whispered something so tender it nearly brought me to tears:

“Daughter… your hard service has been completed.”

And He reminded me:

• Your sins are paid for.
• My hand has been on you the entire time.
• Nothing you’re doing is outside of My will.
• And for everything you endured—I will repay you DOUBLE.

And I couldn’t help it—I rejoiced.

But then He said,
“I’m not done speaking.”

ISAIAH 40:8 (NIV)

“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”

And that’s when it settled deep in my spirit.

People change.
Systems fail.
Seasons end.
Circumstances shift.

But God’s Word does not move.

What didn’t last was never meant to.
What fell away had an expiration date.
But what God spoke over your life—
that still stands.

And He reminded me again:

“I am your Instructor.”
“I am your Counselor.”
“I am your Defender.”

And every promise I made to you—
I will fulfill it.

I cannot fathom the depth of God’s love for me.
I cannot comprehend what He is about to do in my life.

But I trust Him.

AND THIS IS THE WORD I WAS SENT TO GIVE YOU

No matter what this year looked like…
No matter how messy it was…
No matter what you did or didn’t do…
No matter how many tears you cried when no one saw…

The Word of the Lord still stands over you.

God’s promises are not canceled by pain.
They are not delayed by struggle.
They are not void because of imperfection.

God is not a man that He should lie.

If He spoke it—He will perform it.

Beautiful woman,

If no one has told you today…
If you feel unseen, overlooked, or forgotten…

I love you.

And even deeper than that—
God loves you in a way you will never fully be able to measure.

Hold on.
Stay anchored.
Finish strong.

The year is closing—
but your promise is still opening.

With all my heart,

— Dashonia Marie 💛