A Life Led by God - Personal blog of Trisha Rapley, Australian Author.

I have learned that love is not loud. It does not demand to be seen or praised.

It waits.

It listens.

It stays when leaving would be easier.

I love now not to be chosen, but because I already am—chosen by God, taught by Him how to be patient, how to be kind, how to love without keeping score in a world that often mistakes performance for devotion.

Faith has taught me how to walk before the ground appears. I move forward without needing certainty, placing my steps into the hands of a God who sees beyond my sight.

I trust what is unseen. I trust what is unfinished. I trust that obedience matters more than understanding, and that God is already present where I am headed.

Wisdom has quieted me. It has softened my reactions and slowed my speech. It taught me that strength does not announce itself, and discernment often lives in restraint.

I no longer rush decisions or relationships. I wait for God’s counsel. I choose depth over urgency, peace over proving, truth over noise.

Humility has taught me how to walk gently—not smaller, but surrendered. I do not strive to be seen. I let God defend what He has called.

I no longer explain my worth or justify my becoming. What is meant for medoes not require force.I walk quietly, trusting that God’s timing does not miss.

Forgiveness reshaped my heart. Not because it was easy, but because bitterness was never meant to be carried.

I released what wounded me, placing justice back into God’s hands. I chose peace even when memory lingered. And in letting go, I found freedom—softness without weakness, love without fear.

Patience taught me how to wait without anxiety. I no longer rush what God is preparing. I no longer fear the silence.

I wait with hope. I wait with trust. I allow the waiting to refine me into someone who can hold the blessing when it arrives without breaking beneath it.

Service showed me that greatness kneels.

That love moves outward.

That leadership begins with humility.

I serve quietly, without needing recognition, giving where God leads me—not where it drains me. I show up consistently, loving through action, presence, and care.

Purity taught me that holiness is intention, not perfection. I guard my heart because God lives there.

I choose what brings clarity. I protect my peace. I walk away from what dims my spirit so I can remain aligned with Him. A heart kept for God sees Him more clearly in everything.

Strength no longer means pushing harder. It means resting more deeply.

When I am weary, I lean into God. When I am overwhelmed, I pray. I rise again not by force, but by grace.

And trust—trust has taught me how to open my hands.

I no longer need to control the outcome. I place my future, my relationships, my becoming into God’s care.

I follow where He leads, even when the way feels unfinished. Even when the path is unclear, I trust Him to direct my steps more faithfully than I ever could.

This is how I show up in the world—not perfect, but faithful. Not fearless, but surrendered. Not driven by the world, but led by God.

A woman shaped by love, anchored in faith, guided by wisdom, clothed in humility, freed by forgiveness, refined through patience, rooted in service, guarded in purity, renewed in strength, and resting in trust.

This is not who I strive to be.

This is who God is gently forming me into—day by day, step by step, with grace that never lets go.

A Life Led by God - Personal blog of Trisha Rapley, Australian Author.

A Life Led by God - Personal blog of Trisha Rapley, Australian Author.