When God Says Walk

The tension of wanting more while trusting God’s pace.

I want to invite you into a conversation.

One I’ve had with God many times as I’ve built, and continue to build, the vision He’s placed in my heart.

A conversation about growth.

The growth I want to see…and the growth that feels slower than I hoped.

The questions.

The tension.

The quiet resistance that rises up when I’m trying to follow Him - and He keeps saying, walk.

Maybe it’s a conversation you’ve had too.

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Father, I hear You

in the corners of my mind,

in my heart

saying, “Walk with Me in this.”

And yet…

I feel this quiet resistance, a twinge I can’t ignore.

There’s a tug of war in my heart:

The desire to follow the path You’ve designed

and the desire to see growth unfold the way I imagined.

To trust Your pace…

and yet,

I long for more.

Fear quietly whispers, surely something should be happening by now.

And the questions rise:

When will it be my turn?

Why does it feel like I’ve been here longer than I should?

Am I doing something wrong?

Father, help me to trust you.

You know it’s in my heart to follow You.

But today…

I am struggling.

You say walk.

But this walking… feels slow.

It feels like I’m capable of more.

Like I could be doing more.

Like maybe… I’m holding myself back.

Or worse, settling.

If I obey You in this…

does that mean I’ll never see the growth I hoped for?

Father, help me to understand this pace.

Because sometimes embracing it feels like a cop-out.

Like I’m choosing less

when I want to believe You for more.

And aren’t I supposed to believe you for more?

But what if…

This isn’t about less?

What if this is the pace of grace?

A pace that grounds me.

That roots me.

That keeps me aware, awake, and centered in You.

A pace that’s not rushing to emerge but is being formed before it does.

Father, help me to stay here without shutting down.

Because the pressure is real.

Everything in me feels urgent.

You remind me that I am growing.

That You’re doing a work in me. (Philippians 1:6)

That You love me.

That the plans You have for me are good. (Jeremiah 29:11)

That You’re working.

And though I know…

some days, even that is hard to receive.

To see.

Because I still want it. Growth.

I want to move.

I want to see things happen.

I want to see growth - real, visible growth.

Father, help me to slow down.

Even when I start to see glimpses of growth,

the kind I’ve been hoping for,

and something in me rises up, ready to move faster.

And still…

You say, walk.

Because I know Your way is better than mine.

And Your thoughts higher than mine. (Isaiah 55:8, 9)

Walk with Me.

Not ahead of Me.

Not behind Me.

With Me.

Because You see the full picture.

You see what needs to not only be planted,

but rooted.

Deep enough to hold what’s ahead.

Strong enough so I don’t falter.

Steady enough so I don’t give up.

Father, help me to trust what You’re building in me.

In this vision You gave me.

Even when it doesn’t look like I expected.

Even when I’m tired of the lessons.

Even when I’ve been in this quiet growth season longer than I thought.

Even on the days I want to run.

Because the growth that sustains

isn’t always the growth we see first.

And the pace I’m being led in

isn’t limiting the vision,

it’s preparing me to carry it.

So, Father, teach me to walk.

To not rush ahead in fear or pressure.

To not fall behind in doubt or insecurity.

But to stay in step with You,

trusting that where You’re leading me

is not away from the vision…

but deeper into it.

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