So God showed up while I was walking with my 3 year old niece last week.
She and I, along with her parents and older brother, were walking back to our “home away from home” at the beach. Her parents and brother were faster and walking ahead of us, and I stayed behind to walk with her.
She’s living in her own world, and I’m just in it, you know? She’s walking at her own pace and just exploring and enjoying as she goes. I had to pull her away from some things, and I had to tell her not to bother some things that weren’t meant for her. But mostly it was just the two of us walking and enjoying each other’s company.
At one point, she looked ahead and saw her loved ones were way ahead of her, and she started to panic and get nervous. But I was quick to soothe her. I said, “It’s okay, it’s okay, sweetheart. We’re going where they’re going, it’s okay. I’m right here with you, and we’ll be over there with your mama and daddy soon.” And she was fine.
That’s when God arrived.
I mean, He was always there, but that’s when He decided to speak.
He said, “Sweetheart, you keep looking at the pace I have given others and mistakenly think you’re being left behind because your life is not going at the same pace as theirs. It makes you fretful and discouraged. But you are walking the pace I have given you, and I am right here beside you. Like you are with your niece. And you will get where I have designated you to go. Period. It’s only a matter of time. So trust Me and walk with Me.”
So today, if you find yourself like me looking around at the lives of others and feeling like the pace you’re on is wrong or not fast enough or not good enough or whatever the case, take heart.
You are on the path and pace God has set for you, and God walks right beside you. There’s no need to fear or compare to others. You will get where God wants you to be at the pace He has given you.
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.” - Romans 8:28 NLT
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” - Hebrews 12:1 NLT, emphasis mine














