SLOW

SLOW. Such a countercultural word. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately.

I fully admit I am extremely impatient. I want things to happen NOW. I always operate in overdrive, pushing ahead and working on the next step, and the next, and the next. Can you relate?

But in reality, most accomplishments happen incrementally, like layers of a snowball being added as you roll it. Or like when you work on a 1000-piece puzzle, and you only place a piece or two at each sitting. It doesn’t feel like progress in the moment, but over time the puzzle picture starts to form. (I LOVE jigsaw puzzles for many reasons, so you’ll hear me talk about them a lot!)

This process can seem altogether unsatisfying. So hold onto this truth: nothing in our lives stays static. The Lord is always moving, striding ahead of us, clearing a path. I wrote a recent blog post about how waiting has purpose. So does slowness.

I’m working on my impatient attitude. Instead of being so frustrated that things are moving slowly, I’m making an effort to shift towards being thankful they are moving at all.

Lord, You know time best. You hold it in your hand. Thank you for working out the best timing for the details of my life. I know You are protecting me, aligning situations, and preparing details for my good and Your glory. Please help me slow down, and deposit in me a holy patience. I want to fall into step with Your timing, not mine. Amen.