FROM THE EDITOR amber weigand-buckley—Going Nowhere?

FROM THE EDITOR amber weigand-buckley

Have you ever found yourself in a season where it feels like you’re going nowhere? Uncertain about your purpose, spinning your wheels, or simply paralyzed by fear of taking the next step.

Perhaps you lost a job or a loved one, and your world flipped. Maybe you have big dreams but struggle to act. I’ve been there. My life as a magazine editor of 16 years seemed over when the publishing industry collapsed in the 2010s. After I was hospitalized for a mental health breakdown, I landed a fundraising job.

But God answered a prayer: “Let me do a magazine again, paycheck aside.” More than a decade later, this magazine where I serve as editor has won numerous awards. I now also run a business, #barefacedcreative media, which helps many world-changing women find their wings, hone their skills, and elevate their God-calling to the next level. This journey wasn’t overnight, however, starting with uncertainty and less knowledge. I continue to learn each day the value of every small step. While we’d love God to drop a fully-formed plan in our laps, He often reveals it gradually as we walk in faith. Start by asking God for one small way to move forward today—serve, use your gifts imperfectly,

brainstorm. Growth happens through action, however small. Also, remember your life impacts those around you, even if you can’t see it right now. Ask God to open your eyes to the good He wants to do through you, then take courage and say yes!

“He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return]” (Philippians 1:6 Amplified Bible).

God promises to complete the work He started in our lives. He will direct our steps if we let Him.

I hope as you read this special edition of Leading Hearts, you find that there is great purpose for you in this season, sister—whether you are feeling it or not! Keep walking. Keep trusting. God will lead you right where you need to be.

Love, Amber

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I’d just landed at John F. Kennedy Airport for a writing weekend when my friend Eva suggested, “Let’s take the subway to our hotel.”