When God Slows You Down: Understanding Divine Roadblocks as Mercy in Disguise
Have you ever felt delayed in life while everyone else seems to be moving ahead? You pray. You plan. You prepare. Yet somehow, just when you try to speed forward, something slows you down again. An opportunity closes, plan fails, door shuts and delay appears. Meanwhile, others seem to be accelerating effortlessly. In those moments, it is easy to question yourself, Am I on the wrong path? Has God forgotten me? Why is my journey so slow ? But what if your delay is not denial? What if your roadblock is not rejection? What if the very thing frustrating you is actually protecting you? Sometimes, God slows you down because He is saving your life, your destiny, and your purpose. And what feels like an obstacle… is actually mercy. The Story of the Speed Bumps In my hometown, reckless driving from motorcycles and cars caused frequent and painful accidents. Lives were being lost and families were grieving. The roads that were meant for movement became channels of tragedy...