The Sacred Slow

I used to think waiting on God meant sitting still, remaining calm after having prayed, and trying to be patient until a breakthrough came. But the last decade of praying for my health to get better has taught me something different.

If you’ve ever been in a place in life where you’ve gotten tired of asking God for the same thing over and over, then you know how hard it can feel to trust God in a drought season. I remember year 1 and 2 of my lupus diagnosis, struggling with fatigue and muscle weakness, rolling my eyes (internally) when the church mothers or my pastor would remind the congregation of…