"I believe God will make a way"
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A quiet sentence that can sound like a hymn or a dare, “I believe God will make a way” is less about certainty than stamina. Lauryn Hill isn’t offering a tidy prosperity slogan; she’s naming a survival tactic. In a culture that treats self-reliance as virtue and visibility as proof, Hill reaches for a different kind of power source: faith as infrastructure, not decoration.
The key word is “believe.” It’s present-tense, muscular, chosen. Belief here isn’t naïveté; it’s an act of refusal against despair, especially the kind that comes when institutions, industries, and public narratives start closing doors. “Will make a way” implies obstruction. You don’t need a way made unless the road has been blocked. That subtext tracks with Hill’s career arc: a meteoric rise, a scrutinized retreat, and years of being discussed as much as she’s been heard. In that pressure cooker, faith can function as both shield and compass: a way to keep moving without letting the marketplace decide your worth.
There’s also a distinct Black spiritual lineage under the line, echoing the gospel tradition where “a way” isn’t metaphorical fluff but a concrete promise against scarcity, surveillance, and burnout. Hill’s artistry often sits at the crossroads of the sacred and the secular; this phrase compresses that whole tension into nine words. It’s not passive. It’s a claim on possibility when the math doesn’t add up, a reminder that endurance can be devotional, and that autonomy sometimes looks like surrender to something bigger than the crowd.
The key word is “believe.” It’s present-tense, muscular, chosen. Belief here isn’t naïveté; it’s an act of refusal against despair, especially the kind that comes when institutions, industries, and public narratives start closing doors. “Will make a way” implies obstruction. You don’t need a way made unless the road has been blocked. That subtext tracks with Hill’s career arc: a meteoric rise, a scrutinized retreat, and years of being discussed as much as she’s been heard. In that pressure cooker, faith can function as both shield and compass: a way to keep moving without letting the marketplace decide your worth.
There’s also a distinct Black spiritual lineage under the line, echoing the gospel tradition where “a way” isn’t metaphorical fluff but a concrete promise against scarcity, surveillance, and burnout. Hill’s artistry often sits at the crossroads of the sacred and the secular; this phrase compresses that whole tension into nine words. It’s not passive. It’s a claim on possibility when the math doesn’t add up, a reminder that endurance can be devotional, and that autonomy sometimes looks like surrender to something bigger than the crowd.
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| Topic | God |
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| Source | Help us find the source |
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