Morning Prayer, Monday, May 11, 2026 - WORD(S) OF THE DAY: SLOW DOWN

Father God, on this journey of mine, I don’t always understand the what, the when and how of things, but I know You will get me there right on time.  Amen

“[14] Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.”  This is a direct call to pause and trust God’s timing."  (Psalm 27:14 NIV)

“If you are going to move forward in what God is doing for you, our best bet is to stay with God's speed.”  On my way home from church yesterday, I had to make a stop.  As I was coming back down 287 N, I saw the sign for my exit to I-20 and almost missed it because I was speeding along, too fast.  As I barely made the exit, I thought about how sometimes, God is preparing to take us into a blessing and He is not moving fast enough, we get to twisting and turning things trying to push it along a lot faster.  What ends up happening is we miss the blessing.  God does not move at my speed.  Never has and never will.  When we do not understand God’s process or progress, we end up moving too fast and miss Him.  These days, I am trying to stay on course with what God is doing in my life which means I can’t try to rush things to get to the finish line sooner.  Why, because God knows best the way that I should go and when I should get there.

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"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."  John 3:16