As You Were

In the military, "As You Were" is a command. It means return to what you were doing before the last order was given. Return to your original position. But God whispered something different.

He said - return to who you were before the pain told you who to be.
Have you lost yourself somewhere between who you used to be and who life has made you?

As You Were is a thirty-day devotional for women in transition - women navigating divorce, loss, career change, empty nest, grief, or any season that has left them wondering who they are without the role they used to play.

Written by Janet D. Rush - U.S. Army veteran, leadership coach, mother, survivor, and woman of faith - this devotional meets you exactly where you are. Each day offers a scripture, a truth drawn from lived experience, and a reflection designed to help you find your way back to yourself.

Not the self the world shaped. Not the self that fear built. The self that God intended.

For thirty days you will walk through the wilderness, the cave, the storm, and the dark night - and discover that God was present in every single one. That the seasons you interpreted as abandonment were actually the moments He was carrying you most completely.

This is not a devotional about having it all together. It is a devotional about showing up anyway. About returning to who you were before the pain told you who to be.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. - Jeremiah 1:5

For I know the plans I have for you. - Jeremiah 29:11

He knew you then. He knows you now. And He is not finished.

This is your permission to return. This is your As You Were.