Trusting Divine Guidance: When You Ask for Guidance, Pay Attention to What Appears

Yesterday, I wrote about something I have been relearning in real time: maybe we do not always get clarity before we move. Maybe sometimes we move first, trust first, and clarity quietly catches up later. But here's what I did not mention—uncertainty does not magically disappear just because you write a hopeful blog post.

The truth is, I am still in a season of transition. We are still living temporarily. Still figuring out where we land next. Still balancing motherhood, work, logistics, responsibilities, uncertainty, and all the invisible emotional labor that somehow tags along with change.

When Waiting for Divine Guidance Feels Overwhelming

Lately, one of the hardest parts has been trusting divine timing when I really just want answers now. I'm wanting clarity and not fully having it. Trying to feel grounded while life still feels temporary. Trying to trust God's timing while quietly wondering: Are we moving in the right direction? Am I missing something? What am I supposed to be learning here?

So after writing yesterday's blog, I prayed. Not the polished kind of prayer. Not the perfectly worded kind. Just an honest one: God, please guide me. Please help me trust this season. Please give me clarity. Please show me what I need to see.

And then something happened.

Recognizing Signs from God in Everyday Moments

First, I came across this quote by Marcus Aurelius:

"Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look."

I do not know if you have ever had one of those moments where something arrives at exactly the right time, but I stopped for a second. Part of me had been quietly waiting for reassurance to arrive from somewhere outside of me—a perfect answer, a crystal-clear sign, a roadmap, a giant flashing billboard from heaven saying, "Relax. You are absolutely doing the right thing." (Which, respectfully… I would still welcome.)

Instead, this quote felt like a gentle reminder: What if the strength you need is already inside you? Not because you have all the answers. Not because life suddenly feels easy. But because God placed resilience inside of you long before this season arrived.

Spiritual Symbolism and Divine Guidance Through Nature

And then—because apparently subtle was not on the agenda—I looked outside the lanai and there was a black lizard just… there. Now listen, I am fully aware this may sound oddly specific. But after everything lately, my immediate thought was, Huh. That feels oddly timely.

So naturally, I did what any emotionally tired, spiritually curious, mildly overwhelmed person does: I researched black lizard symbolism. And while interpretations vary, lizards are often associated with adaptability, resilience, transformation, survival, intuition, and inner strength. Some spiritual interpretations connect black lizards to protection, navigating the unknown, personal growth, and transformation during uncertain seasons.

Apparently, the message was not exactly subtle.

Finding Strength During Spiritual Transformation

Because life lately has felt like transformation—not the glamorous kind, not the "I woke up healed and thriving" kind, but the real kind. The unpacking-your-life kind. The trying-to-build-routine-in-a-temporary-home kind. The balancing motherhood, work, exhaustion, and uncertainty kind. The kind that stretches you before it strengthens you. The kind where you pray for divine guidance but mostly just keep showing up anyway.

And maybe that was the reminder I needed. Maybe the sign was not "Here is your full answer." Maybe the sign was: "You are stronger than you think while you wait for it."

How to Recognize Divine Guidance in Uncertainty

For me, this felt deeply personal—a reminder from God that even in uncertainty, I am not alone. That spiritual guidance does not always show up as certainty. Sometimes it arrives as reassurance. Sometimes as peace. Sometimes as a quote that lands differently than it would have a month ago. Sometimes as an oddly specific black lizard outside your lanai.

And whether you call it God, faith, intuition, synchronicity, or simply paying closer attention, maybe there is something beautiful about staying open. Because sometimes, after we ask for guidance from God, we begin to notice what appears.

Maybe God is speaking more often than we realize. Maybe we are finally quiet enough to notice.

About the Author | Day 159

I'm a soul-led coach, writer, mother, and recovering perfectionist currently navigating uncertainty, temporary homes, shifting seasons, motherhood, work, healing, and the ongoing lesson of learning how to trust even when clarity has not fully arrived.

For 159 straight days, I've shown up here—through transitions, exhaustion, laughter, emotional growth, nervous system resets, parenting chaos, quiet breakthroughs, travel, uncertainty, and reminders that healing rarely happens in a straight line. I write for the overthinkers, tired hearts, caregivers, spiritually curious souls, exhausted nervous systems, people navigating in-between seasons, and anyone quietly trying to trust life while still wishing for a clearer roadmap.

I believe healing can be gentle, growth can be messy, humor belongs in hard seasons, and sometimes the bravest thing we do is simply keep moving forward—even when we do not have it all figured out.