Waiting is hard. There’s really no way around that.
As Christians, we talk a lot about trusting God in the waiting—but that doesn’t make it easy. In fact, most of the time, it feels anything but easy. Especially if you’re someone who likes to have answers, a plan, a timeline… waiting can feel uncomfortable, uncertain, even overwhelming.
Because the truth is—when you’re in a waiting season, you usually don’t have answers. And that’s part of the process.
But recently, I started thinking about something: God designed everything in creation to wait.
Nature itself follows rhythms and seasons that depend fully on Him. Trees don’t rush their growth. Animals wait to be fed. The earth waits for rain. Nothing in creation skips the process—everything depends on God’s perfect timing.
And then I thought about pregnancy.
As a mother, you carry your baby for about 40 weeks. That entire time is a season of waiting. I remember so clearly the anticipation—the longing to meet my baby, to hold them, to kiss their cheeks, to see them face to face. There’s nothing quite like it. Feeling your baby move, bonding with them before you’ve even seen them—it’s a love that’s hard to put into words.
And yet, no matter how excited you are… you can’t rush it.
You can’t speed up the process without risking harm. That waiting period is necessary. It’s where life is formed, where growth happens, where everything is prepared exactly the way it needs to be.
And that’s how God is with us.
He formed us. He knows every detail about us. He loves us even more than a mother loves her unborn child—which is hard to even comprehend. And just like that season of pregnancy, we often find ourselves waiting on the promises He’s placed in our hearts.
Waiting on that dream.
Waiting on that calling.
Waiting on that breakthrough.
And it’s not easy.
But you can’t rush what God is creating in you.
Because if you rush it, you risk damaging the process—and the outcome.
I recently read about bamboo trees, and it completely changed my perspective. Some types of bamboo require years—up to five years—of watering and care before anything even breaks through the surface. For five years, it looks like nothing is happening.
But underground, something powerful is taking place.
Roots are growing deep. A foundation is being built. Strength is forming where no one can see it.
And then suddenly—when the time is right—it grows rapidly. In a very short period of time, bamboo can shoot up to incredible heights, sometimes growing several feet in just weeks.
But here’s the key: that rapid growth is only possible because of the years of unseen preparation.
Without the watering… without the waiting… it would never reach its full potential.
And we are no different.
If we aren’t rooted in God—if we try to rush ahead, do things in our own timing, or skip the “watering” seasons—we may still grow… but we won’t grow into everything God intended us to be.
God knows exactly what we need, and when we need it.
Even when we’re excited.
Even when we feel ready.
Even when we’re desperate to see something finally take off.
Waiting can feel frustrating. It can feel like nothing is happening. It can even feel like you’re being held back.
But what if that “delay” is actually preparation?
What if those setbacks are protection?
What if those disappointments are direction?
What if the silence is actually God strengthening your roots?
Because the truth is—God is patient with us in ways we don’t even fully understand.
Even when we get impatient.
Even when we try to take control.
Even when we wander off and try to do things our own way.
He doesn’t give up on us.
He continues to guide us, correct us, water us, and nourish us—over and over again.
And that alone is incredible.
I think about my own journey with writing Son in the Storm. There was a long season where it felt like I was just “watering” it—slowly, patiently, without rushing. It wasn’t quick. It wasn’t easy. And at times, I wanted it finished on my timeline.
But if I had rushed it—if I had forced it—I know it wouldn’t have become what it is today.
Because God wasn’t just working on the book.
He was working on me.
And that’s what He’s doing in your waiting season too.
So whatever God has placed on your heart—whatever promise, dream, or calling you’re holding onto—don’t despise the waiting.
Even if it feels slow.
Even if it feels uncertain.
Even if it feels uncomfortable.
Because something is happening beneath the surface.
God is aligning things.
He is strengthening you.
He is preparing you.
He is building something deeper than you can see.
And when the time is right—when everything is ready—you will grow in ways you never imagined.
So this week, take a moment to reflect.
Instead of asking, “Why am I still waiting?”
Try asking, “What is God doing in me while I wait?”
Because the waiting isn’t wasted.
It’s where the roots grow.