Purpose in the Pause

God at Work in the Waiting

Let me just start by saying this: I am not a fan of waiting. I’m the kind of person who presses the elevator button five times thinking it’ll make it come faster. (Spoiler alert: it doesn’t.) So, when God hit the brakes on my life and said, “Wait,”

I didn’t exactly respond with a peaceful, “Yes, Lord.”

It was more like, “Wait… what?!”

I thought I had plans. Momentum. Purpose. Instead, I found myself in a holding pattern with nothing but my thoughts, my fears, and an unsettling quiet that I didn’t know what to do with.

But here’s the wild part: God used the pause to heal me in ways that movement never could.

A Forced Sabbath I Didn’t Ask For

This pause God placed on my life wasn’t just a detour—it felt like a full-on roadblock. I wasn’t just slowed down—I was completely halted. And as frustrating as that was, it became something unexpectedly sacred.

This “forced Sabbath” gave me the space to feel every emotion I had tried to bury.

Grief.

Anger.

Shame.

Loneliness.

Hope (yes, that one showed up late, but it did show up).

And for the first time in a long time, I didn’t try to outrun them—I invited God to sit with me in them.

It wasn’t comfortable. At all.

But it was holy.

It felt like God was gently whispering:

"Wake up, child. Pay attention. I’m doing something in you, not just around you."

The Divine Work of the Pause

We don’t talk enough about what God does in the in-between. The waiting room. The hallway between the closed doors and the open ones. The wilderness season when nothing is blooming on the outside, but roots are growing deep beneath the surface.

The pause is where:

• Healing starts

• Clarity comes

• Faith is refined

• And identity is rediscovered

It’s where we stop asking, “When will this be over?”

And start asking, “Lord, what are You showing me now?”

Be patient.

When Nothing is Happening (But Everything is Changing)

On the outside, it looked like nothing was happening.

But internally, I was being unraveled… and rewoven.

I stopped performing and started resting.

I stopped faking “fine” and started getting honest.

I stopped sprinting toward results and started sitting with God—sometimes tearfully, sometimes angrily, but always messily.

And that’s when transformation began.

Real Talk: Waiting is Still Hard

Let me be real—this doesn’t mean I suddenly enjoyed waiting. I still do not like it at times. I still ask questions. I still wonder why the timeline feels off.

But I’m learning to trust that God isn’t stalling…He’s shaping me.

He’s not punishing me…He’s positioning me.

He’s not being silent…He’s speaking in the stillness—I just wasn’t still enough to hear it before.

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” — Exodus 14:14 “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” — Psalm 27:14 “Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9

Things I’ve Learned in the Pause:

• God doesn’t waste any season, even the ones we didn’t choose

• Stillness is not laziness—it’s obedience

• Rest is not weakness—it’s worship

• You don’t have to feel strong to be held by a strong God

What if your current “pause” is really God’s preparation for you? What emotions are coming up in your waiting, and have you invited God into them? How can you shift your focus from "when will this end?" to "what is God doing in me?"

If you're stuck in the “in-between,” you’re not alone. I know the ache, the questions, and the slow drip of hope that comes when the pause feels like forever.

I’d be honored to walk with you through your own waiting season—offering support, encouragement, and biblical truth to help you make sense of what God might be doing in the stillness.

Let’s stop rushing and start listening. There’s purpose in your pause.

I offer a free 20-minute call to explore what healing might look like through faith-based mental health coaching.

Blessings,