If God asked You to drop everything, Would You?
What happens when you surrender to the unknown
One of the biggest mysteries of life is why sometimes, just when everything seems to be going right, it all falls apart. The tower crumbles. The plans unravel. And we’re left with nothing but silence and a question: “Now what?”
It feels like chaos. But what if that breakdown is actually a divine intervention, the kind that doesn’t come with explanations, but is a quiet whisper asking:
“Would you be willing to let go? Would you start again… if I asked you to?”
Life doesn’t always wait for our readiness. Sometimes, we’re invited or forced into a spiritual reset. And if we’re brave enough to follow, it can lead us somewhere far more real, honest, and aligned with ourselves.
Over the last 10 years, I have been trained just to arrive at this place where I am today. The place where God/Universe asked me, two months ago, if I was willing to follow their guidance. If I was willing to trust with no promises, no rewards, and get inside the divine car.
The Beginning of a Trip
I was 23 years old when, for the first time, I had to bend my knees and listen. I was begging God, the universal power, not to leave me alone. To listen to my prayers and desires.
I was living and working as an au pair back then in the USA, going through difficult situations, living with people who weren’t a healthy environment for me. I was emotionally and psychologically abused by this family, but because my dream and desire to stay were stronger, I decided to hold on tight. I was attached to the idea of a dream. For me, that was my only shot to live abroad.
Have you ever believed that your dreams or goals will unfold in a specific way, just to realize that in the end, they come to happen in an unexpected and surprising one? This was one of those situations. But because I was inexperienced and stubborn, I ended up hitting the wall.
When we are kids, our parents sometimes let us do things they know aren’t good for us, just so we can have the experience of learning from our own bad decisions. I think God/Universe teaches us that way too. Sometimes it lets us crash into the wall, so maybe, after all, we’re more open to listen.
That was the first time in my life I had to learn the hard way, that sometimes, I don’t know what’s better for me, because I don’t have the zoomed-out view of the whole picture. I learned that God has a better plan, and that I should listen when I’m being told “no,” even if I don’t understand the why.
That year marked the first lesson I got from divine power. Even though going back to Colombia was the scariest thing for me, because my relationship with my roots wasn’t healed, and I was scared I wouldn’t be able to make my dream of living abroad come true, I went back. With anger and frustration, I decided to stop hitting the wall.
Sometimes we lose a battle, but that doesn’t mean we’ve lost the whole game. It means we might need more experiences, more information to collect along the way, so when the day arrives, we’re prepared.
I mentioned before that my life in the last decade has been an accumulation of moments that taught me how to take the decisions I’m taking today.
Two months ago, I went through a purge, an energetic one. In Buddhism, these are known as purifications. They are situations, often “negative”, that come with the purpose of clearing, removing, detoxing something from our lives.
I was sent to rest, to bed with no possibility of moving at all. I got a viral infection in my sinuses that put me down and gave me no chance to fight back. While my body was purging and releasing physically everything that no longer belonged in me, I was being forced to listen, again.
The instruction was clear and hard: “You need to stop.” No more doing. No more creating. And without hesitation, and to the surprise of those around me, I paused my goals. I paused creating content for my channels. I paused writing, filming, editing and anything work/goals-related, without knowing for how long.
The Training Ground
I went to art school in Colombia, but I didn’t graduate. I dropped my studies right near the end because I’ve always felt I wanted to pursue my artistry in my own way, not dictated by the rules of the academy.
I’ve had this idea of blogging, of creating content, even before it became a job. I’m a millennial who witnessed the birth of social media and, like many of us, I took my chances to make it work. I started my first blog during the Tumblr era, and I was creating videos even before YouTube was widely accessible to all.
It’s funny and a little sad to see that I’ve been trying to be a creator for many years with no big success. I’ve failed multiple times. I’ve reinvented myself dozens of times. Even though I couldn’t find a way to thrive, to make millions like others claim to with social media, or become the next viral celebrity everyone adores; I kept trying. I even tried to be a coach. That didn’t work either. It has been a constant cycle of failure and trying again and again over the years.
You might ask: Why haven’t I given up?
The simple answer is: because I believe in my dream, and I’m passionately obsessed with it. And unlike my first experience in the USA, this time God has asked me to keep going, no matter what.
Today, I understand why.
Over the years, I’ve lost everything more than once. And every time, I was being trained to start again. I’ve been asked to die and be reborn, over and over again. To the outside world, I was a lost soul with no direction. But in reality, I was being prepared, being taught the elemental art of trust and surrender. Even if that means leaving behind everything and going back to level one.
My journey has been a training ground to get to know myself better. To reach the core of who I am. To learn how to stand up, still and fearless, and speak my truth. But more than anything, to discern when I’m out of alignment with myself, and have the courage to stop, burn everything down, and start again.
The reason behind my constant “failure” on social media in previous years was directly related to the fact that I didn’t know what to do or how to do it, because I didn’t yet know who I was.
How could I expect to share a message, my wisdom, and my work with the world if I didn’t first have a rooted understanding of myself and my unique voice?
Two months ago, under the full moon (and if you’re still skeptical about their power, let me confirm, you shouldn’t be), God asked me to stop. Because I was still creating and working under the mask of someone I no longer was.
I was asked to stop the hustle, to stop the overdoing, and instead focus on integrating everything I had worked on in the past two years. To release the fear of being seen. To stand up unapologetically for who I am, and create from that place at my own speed.
I needed to rebrand myself. To bring forward the person I am today in my message and in my art.
Two months ago, I was already living in the body of this new self, but I was still afraid to share her with you. I wasn’t clear on how to show up, how to let this version come forward in my work. I was confused about how to make it all come together.
Today, after two months, I can happily say I’m more clear. Even though I’ve been in a pause, I’ve been working behind the scenes on this rebranding in and out, and it’s been a sacred and mystical experience for me.
I’m excited to share not just the new image that Spiritual Lounge© has as a whole (because it’s no longer just a blog), but I’m excited about creating again. I don’t feel rushed or in need to keep up with the external idealization of how to be a creator, artist, and entrepreneur. I feel free to do and follow my own path, to let myself be driven by God.
I feel deeply grateful for this time rebirthing my image, because it has given me the chance to reconnect more with God/Universe and to integrate this new version of myself into my everyday life, including the way I do my work (I’ll be sharing more on Instagram soon).
I honestly don’t know the full path, or how things are going to unfold, but I’m clear on how I want to show up, and where my focus lies: Creating from a place of truth, transparency, honesty, and joy.
I may not be able to express in words what this experience has given me but the way the dots connect today gives me a sense of peace and trust. I’m at ease, knowing that my path belongs to me, and that all the struggle, all the times I have started again, every time God told me “no” were, without doubt, in my best interest.
Spiritual Lounge© is the legacy I’m building, a space where spiritual knowledge comes down to earth, bridges opposites, and makes spirituality real and human. So we can rise as spiritual beings, while still enjoying the pleasures of human life.
And this purpose couldn’t have come alive without first stopping many times, walking my unique path, and realigning myself over and over again.
So next time you find yourself in the middle of a struggle, stuck between forcing and letting go. Let this be your reminder:
Sometimes, letting God drive you is the best way to arrive.
Not faster, but exactly where you belong.
Con amor,
Jen 🫶
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