There are seasons when life moves quickly. Decisions pile up. Schedules tighten. Miles blur together.
The fast lane isn’t always wrong. Sometimes it is necessary. Sometimes it is unavoidable.
But speed always comes with risk.
When we move too fast, we might stop listening. We might stop noticing. We might stop learning from the road beneath us.
In our hurry to arrive, we forget that the journey is forming us.
Each mile matters. Each conversation. Each ordinary moment we are tempted to rush past.
The danger of the fast lane is not movement—it is obsession. Fixation on the destination. Believing arrival will finally bring peace, meaning, or rest.
But the road itself is not wasted space.
God does not only meet us at the finish line. He walks with us through every mile marker, every curve, every unexpected delay.
Wisdom whispers caution even when urgency shouts. Be attentive. Be careful. Be present.
If you must travel fast, do so with awareness. With gratitude. With humility.
Refuse to sacrifice your soul for speed.
Refuse to miss what this mile is trying to teach you.
The journey matters more than we think.
Sometimes we can get caught up in the past or the future. I know for me sometimes I think about the future too much when it’s not even fully in my control. I want things to go a certain way and I can get really stressed or anxious about it. I think the main message I took from this post is that being in the present is just as important or even maybe more important than looking back or looking ahead. Instead of trying to control things you ultimately can’t control, focus on the here and now and what you can control. Don’t rush anything by or take anything for granted because no matter what God is always going to be there. In the beginning, the end, and in the mix of the now.
As someone who always overthinks about the outcome or effect a situation would have on something I enjoyed this blog. I don’t always listen to how I would feel because im always worried about other peoples feelings and opinions. I feel as in I was slow down and to listen to my feelings and stop trying to satisfy everyone else I would be happier or more confident in my relationship with God.
There have definitely been times in my life where everything is moving too fast and I’ve felt like I couldn’t keep up. Things piled up so quickly that I rushed to get everything done and the stress of it all just got greater and greater. Reading this post, the message I took from it was to not put God on the back burner while we’re rushing. All of the things happening around us, to us, is for a reason and we can’t get distracted with being so consumed by it all. He’s in control. He has carefully crafted our journey to be unique to us and we can’t miss the details that He provides for us during these times.
Enjoy the journey, that’s what I’ve been told. Great word for such a time as this.
I really enjoyed this. This really reminded me that each of our journeys are unique. We should take the time to enjoy our journeys and not compare our lives to others. When we begin to struggle in our personal journeys, we can call on God. He never leaves or forsakes us!
You are absolutely right. For me, I feel like life is moving way too fast, where I can’t even enjoy what’s happening at the moment. Especially when there is a lot of reading involved with my other class, and I feel like I’m falling behind sometimes. But at least I know God is there with me all the way, so even though it might feel like I’m in a rush. I will always try to enjoy every moment I have because everything won’t last forever, but God’s love will.
I tend to fly through life and not take time to enjoy what I’m doing. I’ve tried to make it a goal this year that I take moments. Just look around me and be grateful for where I’m at. It’s gotten to a point where that has become a need for me to do. Having a connection with God has helped me a lot and made me come to the realization that I needed it. Not just moments to breathe, but that I needed Him.
This blog is a good reminder for me because a lot of times in life I get caught up in everything that I have to do and everything that is going on around me and I forget to enjoy the little thing and people I love.
I think this blog is a great reminder! Often times glorify busy lifestyles, not realizing how much we lose in the process. Something I’ve been learning lately is how God gifted us rest (sabbath) and we do an injustice to not use it. We need rest in Him to be able to live fully, to be our best, and honor Him as much as we can. This not only helps to avoid burnout, but to be rooted in Him. Going isn’t always bad, but I’ve learned if we aren’t careful it can lead to a bad place. There is so much to learn where we are, and we miss it if we don’t take the time to rest in it.
This blog is really good. A lot of times we get so worried and stressed on the future and with what we need to do, that we forget to slow down and enjoy the moments were in right now. With busy schedules and lots of plans we can get very stressed and forget to find joy and peace with the life around us. This blog is a reminder that it is okay to be busy, but through the business we still have lots to learn and lots to enjoy. Its also reminder that you can have peace, happiness, meaning, rest, and joy while still being in the fast lane, not just at the destination.
It’s very true. I myself feel like life can be way too fast or too slow. With school, friends,work,family,church events,etc. It can be hard to have effective time management skills,and it can make you overwhelmed until you feel you have no out and no way to escape the busy mess of things you have to get done or you have to be present for. This is a good reminder that the chaos isn’t always bad,that sometimes it’s needed. But it’s a reminder that you need to rest sometimes too. It’s a reminder that no matter which season you’re in;A season of rest,or a season of chaos, God is with you the entire way. It’s a reminder to enjoy the small things and not take advantage of the time you have by being focused only on the end goal.
This blog reminds us that we need to enjoy the journey because when we are rushing, we miss important and simple moments. I really liked to read it because sometimes I am so anxious and worried about everything, and I forget about how much we have 🙂
It really makes me want to slow down and stop living like everything meaningful is waiting at the finish line, when the moments I’m rushing through right now are probably the ones that matter most.
I try to live my life always enjoying the moment and going with the flow. Sometimes this is hard for me because I am not perfect and overthink things that may be wrong. I really enjoyed this blog.
Over the last few years, I have been through many hard things, and through all of that I found myself always worried about the future and where I would end up because of those things I was going through. It led me to become a very hopeless and directionless person at times which led to bad decisions and situations. This blog reminded me that I need to think about today and the next right thing to do, not always worrying about the future and what it holds for me.
I really liked this blog because it shows how easy it is to rush through life and focus only on the destination. It reminded me that the journey itself matters and that God is present with us along the way, not just at the finish line. This post encouraged me to slow down, be more aware, and appreciate the lessons in everyday moments instead of always trying to move faster.
For me personally I often stick to moving in the fast lane in life, thinking that faster is better, getting things done faster and over with sooner is the best way to do it. This is a great reminder that often times faster can be more hazardous, while moving slower also means going about life more thorough and intentionally in the things that we do. Life is not a race, but a journey that grows and shapes us into the people that we want to be, but we can only so much when living without intentionally in the things that we do.