"My slow pace holds everyone back"
How it sounds in your head: They have to wait for you everywhere - getting to the car, walking into church, navigating stores. You see the impatience, the checking of watches. You're the bottleneck in everyone's day.
"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint."
-- Isaiah 40:31World's curse - hustle culture that measures worth by speed and efficiency instead of presence and dignity
Your walker or cane slows everything down. Tasks that took minutes now take twenty. You feel people's frustration radiating when they're behind you, and you remember when you were the one in a hurry.
When Esau wanted to travel fast, Jacob said 'The children and flocks are weak - if we overdrive them one day, they'll die. I'll lead on gently at the pace the flock can endure.' God honored the SLOW PACE as wisdom, not weakness.
I REFUSE the lie that my pace is a problem. IT IS WRITTEN: Those who wait on the Lord renew their strength. My slower pace is not holding anyone back - it's teaching the rhythm of grace. I move at the speed of dignity, presence, and wisdom. IT IS WRITTEN: I am blessed coming in and going out. The BARAK blessing is not contingent on speed. I am the head and not the tail, moving at God's pace for this season, and it is perfect.
Your Father walks beside you at YOUR pace, never rushing ahead or looking back impatiently. He's savoring every step with you, whispering 'I've got all the time in the world for you because you ARE my world.'