🌄 Failing Forward – Day 6

God’s Patience with Your Process

Scripture

2 Peter 3:9 —
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you…”

Devotional

When growth feels slow, it’s easy to assume God must be frustrated with us. We imagine Him tapping His foot, waiting for us to finally “get it together.”

But Scripture tells a different story.

God is not rushed.
God is not irritated by your pace.
God is not measuring your growth by a stopwatch.

He is patient — not because He is distant, but because He is deeply invested.

God understands how long real transformation takes. He knows how layered wounds are. He knows how habits form over years. He knows how fear, trauma, and learned responses don’t disappear overnight. And He is not surprised when your healing and growth take time.

If God were impatient, He would have given up long ago.
Instead, He stays.

His patience is not passive — it is purposeful.
He lingers in the places you want Him to rush through.
He walks with you at a pace that leads to lasting change, not temporary improvement.

Slow progress does not mean God is displeased.
It often means He is being careful with your heart.

Reflection Question

Where have you mistaken God’s patience for disappointment or delay?

Journal Prompt

Write about an area of your life where growth feels painfully slow.
Then write a prayer thanking God for staying with you in the process instead of rushing you through it.