04/10/2026
๏ฟผYesterday during prayer, I was talking with the Lord about the next season of my life.
I had just finished some major assignments over the last few weeks and was asking Him,
โWhatโs next?โ
Suddenly, I saw a picture in the spirit:
I was walking down an old path, and there was a giant angel in front of me.
Every time I tried to step around himโฆ
he stretched out his arms and blocked me.
Iโd move one wayโhe blocked me.
Iโd move the other wayโhe blocked me again.
Honestly? It made me laugh.
It reminded me of being a little kid trying to get around someone who keeps playfully stopping you.
So I asked the Lord,
โWhat are You trying to show me?โ
And He said:
โIn this season, I have a new assignment for you.
The angel before you is there to guide you and keep your pace.
Do not run ahead of Me.
Do not try to get around My process.
Do not force what I have not yet released.
If you stay in pace with Meโ
you will arrive exactly where you are supposed to be,
at exactly the right time,
in exactly the right way.โ
Whew.
And if Iโm honestโฆ that hit deep.
Because God knows me well.
He shows me glimpses of whatโs ahead, and my natural tendency is to think,
โPerfectโI see it. Letโs go make it happen.โ
But this vision reminded me:
Not every revelation is an invitation to run.
Sometimes revelation is simply preparation.
Sometimes the greatest act of faith is not movementโ
itโs restraint.
Sometimes obedience looks like resting.
Sometimes trust looks like refusing to force doors open before God does.
And what this did for meโฆ
was give me permission to be right where I am.
To rest.
To breathe.
To trust that being paced by God is not delayโ
itโs protection.
That being blocked from running ahead is not punishmentโ
itโs love.
That His timing is not holding me backโ
itโs positioning me well.
Maybe this is for someone else today:
If you feel like God is slowing you downโฆ
If doors arenโt opening as fast as you hopedโฆ
If you feel restrained in a season where youโre ready to moveโฆ
Maybe He is not denying you.
Maybe He is pacing you.
Because what is ahead requires you to arrive healthyโฆ
wholeโฆ
preparedโฆ
and in step with Him.
Donโt outrun the grace assigned to your season.
Stay in pace.
He knows where Heโs taking
Has anyone else felt God slowing them down lately? What has He been teaching you in the slower pace?