Trust the Root Before the Fruit
“He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither.” - Psalm 1:3
It is hard to stay patient when nothing looks different yet. You are praying, showing up, trying to trust God, and still waiting to see change. From the outside, it can feel like nothing is happening at all. That waiting can mess with your confidence and make you question whether God is really at work in your life.
What Scripture reminds us is simple and frustrating at the same time. Fruit is seasonal, but roots are constant. God often grows depth long before He allows change to show. Roots develop underground where no one applauds them and where progress feels invisible. Faith is being strengthened in ways you cannot measure yet. Dependence is being formed quietly. Character is being shaped without announcements.
Judging your growth too early can lead to unnecessary pressure. You compare timelines. You assume maturity should be obvious by now. You start pushing for results instead of trusting the process. But God knows what kind of fruit He intends to produce, and He knows how strong the roots must be to sustain it. Visible change without depth never lasts.
Hidden seasons are not wasted seasons. They are protective seasons. God is anchoring you so that when fruit does appear, it does not collapse under its own weight. What feels like a delay is often preparation. What feels like silence is often strengthening. He is far more concerned with stability than speed.
If you feel discouraged by how slow growth seems, pause before criticizing yourself. Ask what God might be building beneath the surface. Stay planted. Keep trusting. Keep obeying. Fruit always comes in its season, never before it is ready. When it does, it will last, because it grew from roots that went deep long before anyone noticed.
It is hard to stay patient when nothing looks different yet. You are praying, showing up, trying to trust God, and still waiting to see change. From the outside, it can feel like nothing is happening at all. That waiting can mess with your confidence and make you question whether God is really at work in your life.
What Scripture reminds us is simple and frustrating at the same time. Fruit is seasonal, but roots are constant. God often grows depth long before He allows change to show. Roots develop underground where no one applauds them and where progress feels invisible. Faith is being strengthened in ways you cannot measure yet. Dependence is being formed quietly. Character is being shaped without announcements.
Judging your growth too early can lead to unnecessary pressure. You compare timelines. You assume maturity should be obvious by now. You start pushing for results instead of trusting the process. But God knows what kind of fruit He intends to produce, and He knows how strong the roots must be to sustain it. Visible change without depth never lasts.
Hidden seasons are not wasted seasons. They are protective seasons. God is anchoring you so that when fruit does appear, it does not collapse under its own weight. What feels like a delay is often preparation. What feels like silence is often strengthening. He is far more concerned with stability than speed.
If you feel discouraged by how slow growth seems, pause before criticizing yourself. Ask what God might be building beneath the surface. Stay planted. Keep trusting. Keep obeying. Fruit always comes in its season, never before it is ready. When it does, it will last, because it grew from roots that went deep long before anyone noticed.
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