The Blessing Is Worth the Wait

• By candidasullivan
• January 8, 2026
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Have you ever tried to help the Lord hurry up the process?

It can be so tempting sometimes to take matters into our own hands, especially when it feels like nothing is happening and we are running out of time. We want to rush God. But it has never worked out to my benefit.

God does things in His own time. We can’t rush Him. He has a plan, and one wrong move could disrupt what He is doing. God works in order. He doesn’t take chances or experiment to see what works. He already knows the way.

Sometimes I move without consulting Him, and it causes hardship in my life.

Back before Zippy was published, I got impatient. I sent my manuscript to a new publisher that was publishing new authors. Throughout the process, something felt off. I tried to be excited, but my insides were churning. The day I held the contract in my hands, I wanted so desperately to be published, but I couldn’t send it.

As I signed my name on the line, I felt the warning from my Lord.

If I had mailed that contract, I might have lost the rights to Zippy, and the books may never have been published. The company had trouble almost immediately. As I watched other authors navigate that process, I was overwhelmed with gratitude for the warnings God gave me. When I think about how close I was to losing everything by rushing ahead of Him, I’m so thankful He intervened.

I’m in a season of waiting right now. I want God to move. I want doors to open. It’s hard to stand still when we want something so desperately. But I don’t want to mess things up by getting ahead of Him.

Galatians 6:9 KJV
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

It takes patience to follow the Lord. Sometimes we have to surrender what we want right now in order to receive what God wants for us. And sometimes the waiting lasts years.

But waiting does not mean God isn’t working.

God knows the exact formula to bless us beyond measure. When we wait on Him and do what He places on our hearts, He will bless us and give us the desires of our hearts. But when we get impatient and go off on our own, we exchange God’s will for our own.

Hebrews 10:36 KJV
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

Even when it feels like it, God hasn’t forgotten about us. He knows exactly where we are. For me, the desire often grows stronger right before the breakthrough comes. It can feel almost unbearable.

It consumes my thoughts. I cry. I pray. I wait.

And that’s what makes the blessing so beautiful when it finally arrives.

A strong desire paired with unwavering faith is a powerful and necessary combination.

It’s crucial that we endure until the end. Some people quit just moments before the blessing unfolds. That’s why prayer is so important in the waiting. God gives us scriptures to strengthen us, signs to encourage us, and moments of remembrance to remind us how far we’ve come.

A few days ago, I received a notification in my writing system that brought me to tears. It showed that I’ve been writing for 441 weeks straight.

When I saw that number, it hit me—I haven’t missed a week of writing in eight and a half years. I’ve shown up when I was sick, exhausted, heartbroken, busy, discouraged, and uncertain. Many of those words were written at 4 a.m.

While I still can’t fully see God’s plan, I trust Him. I know He has one. And when the blessing comes, it will be better than anything my mind could imagine.

So I’m not giving up.

Is God calling you to trust Him, sweet friend?
Are you in a season of waiting and longing too?

Don’t give up.
God has great plans for you.
And I believe with all my heart—it will be worth it.