Storytime: One day, I was cooking brownies in my kitchen, checking the oven for what felt like the third time. I knew I had followed the recipe. measured everything right and set the oven to the correct temperature… but something in me kept saying it should be ready by now. So I pulled it out early. It looked done and even smelled like it was done, but when I went in for that first cut, it wasn’t.
I just stood there, lowkey annoyed realizing I hadn’t ruined the recipe… I had rushed the process (and I was really ready for a brownie.)
Rachel Story
Rachel’s story, found in Genesis, isn’t just about longing—it’s about what happens when waiting starts to feel unbearable.
She wanted something deeply, but time kept passing. And to make it harder? She had to watch someone else (her sister/her husband’s other wife) experience the very thing she was asking God for.
And baby, that kind of waiting will get to you.
Because now it’s not just about patience, it’s about questioning – trying to make sense of why it’s happening for them… and not for you.
But Rachel’s story shifts that perspective, for me. It was not just about Rachel and God not answering her. It was about timing. And timing isn’t just about when something shows up. It’s about what condition it’s in when it arrives… and who you are when you receive it.
Because just like those brownies, something can look ready before it actually is.
Close doesn’t mean complete.
In her waiting, Rachel became impatient. And in that impatience, she tried to take control—trying to produce something before its time. And while it created a result in the moment… it didn’t create peace,
Because anything we force outside of timing comes with a weight we weren’t meant to carry.
That’s the part we don’t always think about.
We want the thing.
We want the answer.
We want the breakthrough.
But we don’t always consider what happens when it comes too soon.
Because if it arrives before it’s ready, you might mishandle it or simply not be ready to sustain it. And in Rachel’s case, timing didn’t just affect when it happened… it shaped who came out of it.
Scripture tells us:
Then God remembered Rachel; He listened to her and enabled her to conceive. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, ‘God has taken away my disgrace.’ She named him Joseph…
Genesis 30:22–24
Joseph. Not just a son— someone whose life would carry purpose far beyond the moment Rachel was waiting in.
And that’s the part we can’t overlook.
Because had Rachel received what she wanted earlier—outside of God’s timing— the outcome wouldn’t have been the same. Timing didn’t just give her a child, she had been longing for. It gave the world Joseph.
So when we talk about delay, we’re not just talking about waiting for something to happen. We’re talking about everything that is being shaped because it hasn’t happened yet.
Who it’s becoming?
What it’s connected to.
And how it will be sustained when it finally arrives.
Because what God does in time is always more intentional than what we try to rush outside of it.
Final Words:
The next time you find yourself longing for something—a job, a house, a new car, or even a break in your business—don’t just ask, “Why hasn’t it happened yet?”
Ask yourself:
“Am I ready to sustain what I’m asking for?”
“Is this fully formed, or am I trying to pull it out too soon?”
“What is still being prepared in me while I wait?”
Because timing isn’t just about delay—it’s about development. It’s about making sure that when it finally arrives, you don’t just receive it… you’re able to carry it, keep it, and grow with it.
So instead of rushing the process, trust it.
Let it cook.
Let it develop.
Let it be finished.
Because what’s for you won’t miss you— but it also won’t arrive before it’s time
And when it does?
You won’t have to question it. You’ll be ready for it, and the world will be better because of it.