Day 32 blog

Today I found myself thinking about how many times in my life God showed up long before I realized He was there. I have lived through situations that should have broken me, moments where I felt completely trapped, isolated, and convinced there was no escape. But looking back now, I can see something clearly that I could not see then. God always sends a way out.

Even in those years when darkness felt endless, God was already moving. I did not feel Him or hear Him at the time, but my faith understand that God’s grace often works quietly, in ways we cannot see until later. He was planting the seeds of my escape long before anything changed on the outside.

Sometimes God does not remove us from something instantly. Sometimes He strengthens us first. Sometimes He positions the right people or the right timing. Sometimes He allows a situation to collapse because He knows that is the only way we will walk away. That is what happened to me. The moment that finally broke everything open, the moment that put me in the hospital, painful as it was, became the moment God used to set me free. What was meant for destruction became the beginning of my deliverance.

And even after that season, God continued to work in my life in ways that I did not always understand in the moment. When I recovered in my parents basement and started searching for ways to rebuild my future, I had no idea that God was guiding me into the world of business and eventually into venture capital. I did not plan this path. It was placed in front of me step by step.

Now I see how He works in my businesses every single day. Especially in my venture capital work. I get excited when new opportunities come. Someone shows up with a big vision or a shiny offer, and my first instinct is to jump in. But God sees things I do not. He sees the motives I cannot detect. He sees the long term consequences. He sees the deals that look good on paper but would drain me spiritually, emotionally, or financially.

No matter how many times He reveals the truth, I sometimes want to push ahead anyway because I see the potential. But when something is not from Him, He always finds a way to block it. Sometimes gently. Sometimes abruptly. And sometimes through drastic, unmistakable moments that force me to see what He has been trying to show me all along.

There have been deals I almost signed that later revealed red flags I never noticed. Partnerships I nearly pursued that fell apart right before the final step. People I thought were aligned with my mission who turned out to be completely wrong for it. Every time, I look back and realize God protected me. He was saying no long before I was willing to listen.

What I have learned is this. God does not just send a way out of our past. He also sends a way around the wrong opportunities in our present. He closes doors for our protection, not our punishment. He redirects us because He knows the path He has planned.

So if anyone reading this is wrestling with a decision, a deal, or a direction that keeps falling apart, consider this. Maybe God is not blocking you. Maybe He is protecting you. Maybe He is guiding you toward something better, something safer, something aligned with the purpose He has placed on your life.

He rescued me from a life I never should have survived. And now He guides me through a life I never imagined I would build. God always sends a way out. And He always leads us into something better.

Signed, Paulina.