What God Does in the Waiting

The Unseen Work of Becoming

I’ve always been drawn to sports science. In fact, it has always been one of my favorite areas of research, alongside food science. At its core, sports science examines athletic performance and how the body adapts to stress.

If you’ve ever gone through a season of wanting to put on muscle, you’ve likely—and hopefully—done some research to do so effectively. The process is fairly simple in theory: you engage in resistance training, placing your muscles under tension that creates microscopic tears within the muscle fibers. These tiny disruptions signal the body to begin repair.

Protein—specifically the amino acids it provides—steps in to repair and rebuild the damaged fibers. Over time, those fibers grow back thicker and stronger, resulting in increased muscle size. The final, and often overlooked, step is proper rest and recovery, where the actual growth takes place.

What’s beautiful about this process is that it all begins with tension. Muscle must first be challenged—broken down, in a sense—in order to be rebuilt into something stronger than before.

I often compare this discipline to that of personal growth. In order to achieve anything we must first understand that there is a specific amount of pressure we have to endure but without this pressure the growth can’t happen. As a creative, an entrepreneur, spouse, parent, etc, we hear this a lot, but I think what we don’t talk about enough is the work that needs to be done in the midst.

 The work, but also the refining, and the pruning. 

I’ve recently stepped into this season of being a full time entrepreneur and I’ve unpacked a new level of a need to surrender to God and His plan, but also what it looks like for me to seek Him and to allow Him to use me.

 In this time, I’ve felt the most fulfillment I’ve ever experienced, the most…joy. Generally, I am extremely at peace with this time, however, I will say that it hasn’t been easy, BUT if God hadn’t prepared my heart for this time, who knows how I would’ve dealt with it all. I went from the sunshine state to moving to the northeast walking right into the winter time – which I don’t recommend, haha wait for the spring maybe – nonetheless, I fully believe even my timing was intentionally done by God. 

When I moved, I rest assured in the fact that I felt peace about it, and it has been so fruitful, which confirms that God’s hand has never come off me. I emphasize this to say that God had to prepare my heart for the amount of uncertainty I was about to face. This was the time where I was going to be humbled, refined, and pruned…just as I mentioned earlier. 

I also want to take a moment to preface that I have not in any way been diligent about much of any discipline…not in my routine, not in my habits, bible time, prayer, workouts, nothing. And I say that to say that just because I lacked order in that way, God’s grace is still abundant. I  make the daily choice to surrender to Him and follow Him. This by no means is to say that I have ever executed my walk “perfectly.”

All that being said, I have also encountered a lot of facing rejection and loneliness, but if I’m being honest, I knew that was going to come with the territory. 

BUT this isn’t to write another post about my journey, my surrender. This is a post that I want to underline how in the midst of becoming, remember that God is always working.  

This is to serve as a reminder that we will be placed in times of tension, we will be broken down and built back up stronger. We will endure moments of needing to rest in Him and to surrender to a plan that we may not understand. Understand that God does not operate on our timeline. Rest assured that He is a good Father who will prune but it is because He is making you better; carving the parts of you that no longer serve you so that He can build the parts that will catapult you forward in your purpose. 

You’re here on purpose. That dream in your heart? On purpose. The dreams we have are there and intentionally placed, but God must mold you into the version of you that will steward it well. He is so patient, He will walk you through whatever it takes. 

The journey of becoming is beautiful, but it’s never to say that it will always be simple. It is joyous when you walk with the Father because your peace and fulfillment is in knowing that He has you. The joy of the Lord is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10) however, nothing worth having comes easy.  The journey of becoming builds patience, kindness, stewardship, and humility. 

So the next time you’re feeling discouraged in the waiting process, or in the transitional phase, sit back and analyze where it might be that you’re being refined. 

With love, until next time friends! 

XOXO