Rebecca Simon

Rebecca Simon is a writer and poet. She is the author of two books about the Christian faith: Let Go, Trust God and 111 Devotionals. There is a deep kind of hurt that settles into your heart when it feels like life is moving on without you. You look around and see those you love…

How you know it’s from God: When something is from God, it brings peace. Not stress or pressure. You don’t feel rushed, confused, or anxious. Instead, you feel calm, even if you don’t have all the answers yet. Always remember that God doesn’t force things. If something is meant for you, the doors will open…

Rebecca Simon is a writer and poet. She is the author of two books about the Christian faith: Let Go, Trust God and 111 Devotionals For Women. Closure is a luxury not everyone gets. You loved, and it ended — but the ending wasn’t clear. They stopped communicating. The apology never came. The explanation stayed…

Rebecca Simon is a writer, poet and essayist. She is the author of two books about the Christian faith: Let Go, Trust God and 111 Devotionals. There’s a version of heartbreak that no one ever speaks about — the one where you stay after being hurt deeply by the human being who told you that…

Rebecca Simon is a writer and poet. She is the author of two books about the Christian faith: Let Go, Trust God and 111 Devotionals. There often comes a point in the healing process where you can no longer tell if you’ve truly moved on, or if you’ve just mastered not looking back. You stop…

There is a difference between wanting something deeply and being ready to receive it. Between reaching for a certain kind of love and actually believing, from the deepest part of your being, that you are worthy of holding it.  A lot of human beings pray for connection, for intimacy, for consistency — but internally, they…

Rebecca Simon is a writer and poet. She is the author of two books about the Christian faith: Let Go, Trust God and 111 Devotionals. You didn’t lose anything that was meant to stay in your life. Still, it feels like you did because your heart was so deeply willing. It feels like you did…

You didn’t imagine it. The connection was real. The way your heart softened, the way something settled inside you — it wasn’t just chemistry or fleeting desire. It was something sacred, something gentle. It felt like God had opened a door, like this could be the resting place your heart could finally exhale, could finally…

Essayist and author Rebecca Simon on the twists and turns our lives take and the necessity of patience when waiting for love. Rebecca Simon is the author of Let Go, Trust God. You thought that by now, love would have cracked within your heart, would have arrived at your doorstep.  Because the truth is —…

Grief does not last forever, does not stand the test of time, even when it tries to convince you otherwise. There comes a day, sometimes so quietly and namelessly that you don’t even notice it at first, when the weight lifts to the smallest degree. When your laughter feels unburdened for the first time. When…

It’s easy to forget that desire is holy, that dreaming isn’t just a human impulse—it’s a divine invitation. Over time, you may have grown cautious with your hope. You have learned how to be realistic, how to manage expectations, how to protect yourself from the ache of disappointment. And while that caution may have served…

Rebecca Simon is an emerging essayist and poet. She is the author of Finding God Every Day: 111 Devotionals For Women Healing Through Faith and Let Go, Trust God. Pain has a way of convincing you that it belongs to you. When people wound you, when words leave their mark on your heart, when losses…

Poet and essayist Rebecca Simon’s new book is out now. Buy Finding God Every Day: 111 Devotionals For Women Healing Through Faith on Amazon here. You’ve become so used to being the one others count on that it can feel unfamiliar, and at times even unsafe, to let yourself fall apart. Strength became your default,…

Rebecca Simon is the author of Let Go, Trust God and Finding God Every Day: 111 Devotionals For Women Healing Through Faith. In this article, she gives us a prayer to see when we feel haunted by our past and what could have been. It is one thing to grieve what was lost in your…

Poet and author Rebecca Simon on how loss is a portal of discovery. We tend to hold on deeply to what once made us feel valuable in our lives. To the titles, to the relationships, to the plans that unfolded just the way we imagined—until they didn’t. When those things that once felt so rooted…

Author and poet Rebecca Simon offers a prayer for every 50-something who feels worn thin by life’s demands. This prayer is for the ones who have carried too much for too long, who have spent years being strong for everyone else, and who now simply need permission to rest, to breathe, and to remember that…

Author and poet Rebecca Simon offers a reflection on what it feels like to carry a great burden on our shoulders, and then a prayer on how to release ourselves from this weight. There are burdens we learn to carry not because they were given to us, but because we thought no one else would.…