Good Morning Sunshine! It’s The Rise After The Riptide, & You Are Coming Up in a New Place!

Psalm 18:16 (KJV) – “He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.”

There’s something mysterious about how God moves in the depths. He doesn’t waste the storm or the struggle. Yesterday, we focused on the undercurrent, that invisible movement of Grace pushing you beneath the surface. Today, we focus on the rise, the supernatural lift that comes after you have endured the riptide. A riptide is a strong, narrow current that pulls swimmers away from shore.

It’s unexpected, aggressive, and overwhelming. But here’s the truth that defies the natural, what pulled you away is not going to leave you lost. What took you away from what was familiar is going to bring you into what is divinely prepared. You are coming up, not where you went under, but in a new place that only the Hand of God could position you for. The rise is coming, and this time it’s in resurrection power.

You may feel like life has been pulling at you in all directions, family struggles, personal disappointments, financial uncertainty, or spiritual dryness. But what looks like chaos on the surface is being governed by the Sovereignty of God underneath. Even when the riptide of life pulls you from what’s safe, God is not surprised. He knows the coordinates of your soul. He knows how deep you’ve gone and how long you’ve been under. You haven’t been forgotten, you’ve been hidden. And the God who sees in secret is preparing to reveal you in power.

What has pulled you away is now pushing you forward. You’re not being cast away, you’re being called out. Don’t panic in the pull. That’s where most of you want to fight or flee. But spiritual maturity teaches you to trust the tide when God is in control of it. Just like Peter had to learn to walk on what he feared, you too must learn to trust God in unfamiliar places. The reason it’s unfamiliar is because it’s new territory. And where God is taking you in this season, you’ve never walked before. This rise isn’t about returning to where you were, it’s about arriving where you are destined to be. Let go of the expectation that God is going to bring you back to what was!

Instead, expect that He’s bringing you up into what’s next. You’re rising, not in a circle, but in a straight line, forward. Jesus met His disciples after the storm and on the other side. Mark 4:35 reminds us that He told them, “Let us pass over unto the other side.” The undercurrent and the storm were part of the journey, not the end of it. You can’t rise in the same place you went down because God is a God of progress. He doesn’t recycle pain for pity; He uses it for promotion. You’re not coming up empty-handed. You’re coming up with wisdom, with strategy, with deeper worship, and a heart that beats to the rhythm of surrender.

This place of emergence is not just for your benefit; it’s for His Glory. And when people see you, they won’t see the water you went through, they’ll see the wonder of the One who brought you through it!  God often allows the riptide to remove the things you would never let go of on your own. It tears away attachments, unanchors distractions, and frees you from the shallow places you have grown too comfortable in. When you rise, you rise refined. It’s in the depths that you realize how fragile your own strength is and how trustworthy God’s Hand is. The rise is not just physical, it’s emotional, spiritual, and mental. You will think higher, love deeper, and walk lighter.

You’ve been made new in the water. And now that the lifting has begun, don’t try to cling to the past. There’s nothing for you back there. This rise is forward. This rise is free. Let this be your reminder, the riptide did not come to destroy you, it came to deliver you. The depth of your descent only set the stage for the height of your elevation. God is drawing you out of many waters, just as David declared in Psalm 18:16. What you thought would bury you has only become the backdrop for your breakthrough.

What was once confusion is now clarity. What was fear is now fire. You’re not only rising, you’re being revealed. You’re being planted in purpose, rooted in righteousness, and established by His Hand. This is not a casual climb, it’s a prophetic positioning. You are being drawn out to be drawn in. The Rise Is Here Isaiah 40:31 (KJV) – “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles…” You didn’t just survive the riptide; you soared from it. And the shore you are landing on was always part of the plan!

Let’s Pray:
Father, thank You for pulling me out of waters I didn’t know how to escape. Thank You for not letting the riptide drown me in discouragement or overwhelm me with fear. You’ve shown me that what was pulling me away was actually pushing me into my promise. You are the God who knows the depths and commands the waves. You are Sovereign over every tide. I now see that the place I thought was my end is only the entrance to a new beginning. Lord, raise me in the power of Your Spirit. Let this be the season of my rising, not by my own strength, but by Your divine Hand. Father, I release the fear of going back and I embrace the courage to go forward. I surrender the need to understand the route and choose instead to trust the One guiding the current. Thank You for repositioning me. Thank You for trusting me with this journey through the depths. I declare that this is my rising season. I declare that I will come up with joy, with wisdom, and with renewed worship. Everything that I lost in the riptide, You will restore in the rise. Father, I receive the fresh wind, the Holy fire, and the supernatural strength that only comes from being with You in the deep. Now, Lord, let the shame sink and let Your glory rise in me. Let every old weight stay buried in the waters of yesterday. Let every old fear lose its grip. I don’t rise to return; I rise to reign. You’ve given me beauty for ashes and purpose for pain. I walk into this new place with holy confidence, with a purified heart, and with a fresh yes. Take me deeper still and lift me higher than I’ve ever imagined. Thank You for the rise that changes everything. I am ready. In Jesus Christ Mighty Name, Amen!

Blessings…
Love, Dr. Jean