Comparison, delays, and unanswered hopes can make it feel like your opportunity has passed. But what if God has never been late—and neither are you?
It’s not.
I know why you’re thinking that. You look at the calendar. You look at your peers. You look at the version of your life you thought you’d be living by now. You feel the weight of every year that didn’t unfold the way you planned, and it makes you wonder if you missed your window.
The person I’m preparing for you isn’t going to disappear if you take longer to arrive
You didn’t miss anything.
There is no window that closes on what’s meant for you. There is no age at which I stop preparing what I’ve been preparing. There is no timeline that runs out. The dream I placed in you isn’t on a deadline. The person I’m preparing for you isn’t going to disappear if you take longer to arrive. The life you’ve been believing for isn’t going to move on without you.
You’re not behind. You’re being formed for something that couldn’t have arrived any sooner without breaking you. What feels late from where you’re standing is precise from where I am.
It’s not too late. It never was.
Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.
