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.
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.