I Was Featured in Influential Women Magazine — And the Quote I Shared Is for Every Woman Still in the Wait

Something shifted when I saw my words published on the website.

I submitted a quote for their How She Did It series — and I'll be honest with you, I almost didn't send it. Not because I didn't have something to say, but because what I had to say was raw. It was real. It was coming from the middle of a season I'm still in, not one I've already come out of.

But that's exactly why I sent it.

God doesn't waste prepared women; my season of waiting isn't a sign that I missed it. It's proof that what's coming required everything I went through to carry it.

I wrote those words from a place of genuine faith under pressure. I've done the work. I've healed. I've surrendered. I've trusted God even when the evidence around me didn't match what I believed was coming. And still — I find myself in a season of waiting that I did not expect.

And yet — I haven't given up. Not because everything is fine. But because I know WHO prepared me.

For the Woman Reading This

If you've been doing the right things and still waiting on the right results — this is for you.

The wait is not a sign you missed it. It's not punishment. It's preparation. And the depth of what's coming for you required every single thing you've walked through to get here.

That is the message behind everything I do — and it's the heartbeat of my guided workbook, Alignment Before the Rise.

This workbook was created for the woman who is genuinely ready to do the deep inner work — to get honest, get aligned, and get ready for what God is already moving toward her. It's not a quick fix. It's a real process. And it starts within.

👉 Grab your copy of Alignment Before the Rise at shandrikasmay.com — and let's do this work together.

Your rise is coming. But first — alignment. 💚

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