2026 Will Be Better Than 2025 Because You Let Go Of What Wasn’t Working

Sometimes the hardest years aren’t meant to break us or rush us forward — they’re meant to realign us. What felt slow or uncertain was often doing quiet work beneath the surface, strengthening trust, reshaping priorities, and making room for something that fits better than what you were reaching for before.

If 2025 asked you to wait, let go, or start over, trust that it wasn’t wasted. You’re not stepping into the next chapter empty-handed — you’re stepping into it clearer, steadier, and more ready than you realize.

2025 wasn’t preparing you for more — it was preparing you for better. It slowed things down so you could see what was no longer working, what cost too much to maintain, and what you were holding onto out of habit rather than truth. This year didn’t ask you to become someone new; it asked you to stop forcing what wasn’t aligned.

A lot of this year was about quiet release. Outgrowing patterns that once helped you cope. Letting go of versions of yourself that survived, but couldn’t carry you forward.

Learning the difference between what feels exciting and what actually feels steady. Between what’s familiar and what is right.

In 2026, what’s reaching for you isn’t asking you to prove yourself or push harder. It’s meeting you where you are, ready to grow with you. The life ahead isn’t built on survival anymore. It’s built on alignment, softness, and the quiet confidence that you are exactly where you need to be in order to receive what is meant for you.

This article was written by Rebecca Simon. She is the author of Let Go, Trust God. Read the book here.