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Last night, I was writing and realized I hadn’t posted a blog this week. At first, I wasn’t sure what to write about because, honestly, I feel like I often blog about the same thing—just in different words. But then I noticed a common thread running through all my blogs: progression. Some level of progression. Just something.

And today, I’ve been reflecting on how much I’ve underestimated how long things take. Developing a skill, growing in a new area, or achieving a goal—what’s the timeframe for that? My mindset has always leaned toward quick turnarounds. If something didn’t happen quickly, I assumed it wasn’t successful. I equated speed with progress, and if things weren’t moving fast, it felt like nothing was happening at all.

But now? I see that’s not 100% true.

Some things take days, weeks, months, or even years, and that is okay. It’s okay. It’s okay. I’ve been thinking about what time management means and how much I’ve misunderstood it. The Word of God says, “But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” – 2 Peter 3:8 NKJV

That’s mind-blowing. God lives outside of time—completely outside the rush and frenzy we create for ourselves. While we’re ripping and running, jumping from one thing to the next, God is patient.

I think about creation: God could’ve created the earth and everything in it in a second. He’s God—He could’ve just said, boom, and it would’ve been done. But He didn’t. Instead, He took His time. Each day, He created something new, stepped back, and said, “It is good.” He didn’t rush. He worked intentionally, rested, and moved forward the next day.

That’s wild to me.

It makes me ask myself: How can I get to that level of productivity and patience? How can I trust the process enough to say, “This is good,” and keep going without rushing, without freaking out? Because let’s be honest—so often, we’re not operating in God’s likeness. We’re running around like the enemy, full of anxiety and chaos, acting like everything has to happen right now.

But God? God isn’t anxious. He isn’t afraid. He isn’t rushing.

And here’s the thing: even though Jesus is coming back, even though there’s urgency in sharing the gospel, God still isn’t rushing. He’s patient because He wants everyone to hear, to be saved, and to have the chance to know Him. He’s at peace with His work because He knows it’s good.

That’s the example I want to follow.

It’s not about achieving everything overnight. It’s about making progress—steady, intentional progress—and knowing that it’s good. It’s about trusting the process, knowing that the work we’re doing matters, and believing that it’s making an impact.

So today, I’m reminding myself: it’s okay if it takes time. It’s okay if progress feels slow. It’s not about the speed; nor is it about the strength, it’s about enduring.

“I returned and saw under the sun that—

The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.” – Ecclesiastes 9:11

“But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” – 2 Timothy 4:5