We live in an era of speed. If something takes too long, we move on. If an answer isn’t instant, we assume it’s not coming. And if we can’t see the evidence, we question if it’s real at all.

This cultural conditioning has shaped not only our daily habits but also our spirituality. We expect God to operate on our timetable, and when He doesn’t, we start to doubt, strive, or manipulate circumstances to get the results we think we need.

But what if the delay isn’t a problem—what if it’s the very thing we need?

I've been in a season of deliberately slowing down and being still.

In this time, revelation, insight, and clarity have come much quicker than in my previous attempts to force understanding. In fact, things I had been seeking answers for over a long time came with ease during the slowing down.

It seems that when I tried to reach for it, it would escape me. But as I did the opposite and sat, it's as if wisdom came and sat with me.

I’m convinced: Jesus is in the slow.

Jesus was never in a hurry. He didn’t rush His ministry, force people to believe, or demand that everything happen immediately.

We live in a world of instant everything. Information is available at the tap of a screen. Groceries can be delivered within the hour. We binge-watch entire seasons of shows in one weekend because waiting for a weekly episode feels unbearable.

Society condemns waiting. If you’re waiting, it must mean you’re falling behind, missing out, or not doing enough. We’re told that success belongs to those who move fast, act first, and push hardest.

But the Kingdom of God? It seems to celebrate waiting.

The rhythm of society is very different from the rhythm of the Kingdom, and I’m learning that more deeply in this season—the pace of grace.

One of the greatest casualties of our fast-paced world is the ability to be still.

We see waiting as wasted time, but Scripture paints a different picture. Some of the greatest movements of God came after periods of waiting.

• Joseph spent 22 years waiting until his dream was made manifest.

• David was anointed king but waited years before taking the throne.

• Jesus Himself spent 30 years in obscurity before beginning His ministry.

They weren’t just waiting for something to happen—they were being formed in the waiting.

We often make it about the destination. But God is more interested in the process—who we are becoming along the way.

We often want quick fixes, but God wants deep transformation—and that takes time.

Psalm 37:7 tells us, “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.”

But stillness feels unnatural when we’re used to movement. We want action, progress, and results. But in rushing, we risk missing the depth of what God wants to reveal.

Corrie ten Boom once said, “If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.”

Both sin and busyness achieve the same thing: they separate us from God.

And beyond that, the pressure to hurry leads to anxiety, stress, and fear. When we are constantly striving to make things happen, we live in a state of tension. Our minds race, our hearts grow restless, and instead of trusting God, we start controlling, overthinking, and exhausting ourselves.

Hurry makes us impatient. It makes us irritable. It makes us forgetful of what truly matters.

But waiting? When embraced through the lens of the kingdom, it brings peace, trust, and depth.

One of the most beautiful things about waiting is that it brings us into a depth of intimacy with God that speed robs us of.

When we rush, we experience God in fragments—quick prayers, half-read scriptures, surface-level encounters. But in waiting, we sit with Him, linger with Him, and begin to hear His whispers instead of just His commands.

And it is in that place of intimacy that we give birth to some of the most beautiful things.

Just as a child is formed in the secret place of the womb, so too are God’s greatest works formed in the hidden place of stillness.

Waiting is not empty time—it’s a womb where the unseen becomes reality.

Yes, stillness and waiting can feel uncomfortable—and that's why He gave us The Comforter. We were never meant to find comfort in the things of this life, but in the Source of life—Jesus.

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