A Kiss from Rose | Final Devotional for January

THE 8 BALL IS NOT THE END

There are moments when life backs you into a corner so tight you can feel the pressure in your chest.

Behind the 8 ball.

Blackballed.

Excluded.

Counted out without explanation.

It feels like the game is rigged.

Like hands you can’t see are controlling outcomes you didn’t choose.

Like doors closed before you ever reached the handle.

But hear this slowly.

Behind you is God.

On the other side of you is God.

Above you is God.

And beneath you are His promises holding you up.

The 8 ball doesn’t mean game over.

It means the table is being reset.

Being blackballed by people doesn’t mean you’ve lost favor.

It means human hands tried to override divine authority—and failed.

People can remove invitations.

They can block access.

They can whisper narratives.

They can vote you out of rooms.

But they cannot outvote God.

What feels like isolation is often insulation.

What feels like rejection is often redirection.

What feels like delay is God refusing to let you settle for less than destiny.

If you’re tired, God is still standing.

If you’re unsure, God is still certain.

If you feel pressed on every side, remember—pressure produces precision.

This is not the month where hope runs out.

This is the moment where perspective shifts.

You are not behind.

You are not forgotten.

You are not powerless.

You are surrounded.

📖 Scripture

Isaiah 54:17

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper…”

Not the obvious ones.

Not the hidden ones.

Not the strategic ones.

Not the silent ones.

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FINAL DECLARATION – JANUARY

I declare that January did not defeat me—it refined me.

I declare that what tried to corner me only revealed who covers me.

I declare that I am not behind the 8 ball—I am held by God.

I declare that no human decision overrides divine direction.

I declare that rejection did not remove me from purpose.

I declare that exclusion did not cancel my calling.

I declare that what looked like a setback was God positioning me for strength.

I declare that my peace is intact, my faith is active, and my hope is anchored.

I declare that I am not blackballed—I am God-backed.

I am not boxed in—I am surrounded by heaven.

I am not finished—I am favored.

And I close this month knowing this:

God had the final say.

God still has the final say.

And God will always have the final say.

Amen.

💌 Grandma’s Corner Final Whisper for January

Baby, if you feel boxed in—remember who built the table.

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