There’s a quiet truth I keep coming back to again and again:
Jesus never ran.
He wasn’t rushed.
He wasn’t frantic.
He wasn’t pulled in a thousand directions.
He walked.
He noticed.
He stopped for people along the way.
And somehow, He accomplished every single thing the Father gave Him to do.
In A Pace of Grace, I write:
“Jesus never ran anywhere… He had enough margin to stop and see people.”
That line came out of a season when I realized my life was moving too fast for my soul. I was doing good things—beautiful things—even God-things… but at a speed Jesus Himself never modeled.
And maybe you’ve felt that too—
like you’re living at a pace that doesn’t line up with the Person you’re following.
**The world pushes.
God guides.**
The world says:
Hurry up. Don’t slow down. Keep going. Do more. Be more.
But Jesus says:
“Come with Me… and you will find rest.”
(Matthew 11:28–29)
The world demands urgency.
Jesus invites presence.
The world celebrates busy.
Jesus celebrates being with Him.
One leads to exhaustion.
The other leads to peace.
A moment that woke me up to my own hurry
There was a day when I was rushing through my morning—packing lunches, answering messages, cleaning up breakfast before I even finished eating mine. I was moving fast, but I wasn’t really present.
One of my girls asked me a question, and I realized I hadn’t heard a word she said.
My mind was too full.
My heart was too hurried.
My body was there, but my attention wasn’t.
That night, as I reflected, the Holy Spirit whispered something so simple:
“Heather, hurry is making you miss Me.”
Not in a condemning way.
In a freeing way.
In a come back to Me way.
Because God often speaks in the stillness we keep rushing past.
**God’s pace is slower than we expect
and gentler than we’re used to.**
We often think slowing down will make us fall behind—but spiritually, the opposite happens.
Slowness helps us notice:
• God’s voice
• our own hearts
• the people right in front of us
• the moments that actually matter
Slowness helps us receive instead of perform.
Rest instead of react.
Become aware instead of overwhelmed.
Slowness is not laziness.
Slowness is spiritual attentiveness.
How to Walk at God’s Pace in Real Life
Here are some practical rhythms to help you slow to the speed of Jesus:
1. Start your morning unrushed
Even two quiet minutes with God will shift your whole day.
2. Leave margin between activities
The miracle moments in Scripture often happened in between.
3. Pay attention to what feels hurried inside
Ask, “Lord, what’s driving this? Fear? Pressure? Expectation?”
4. Practice “slow noticing”
Look at your kids’ faces.
Notice beauty.
Feel the warmth of your coffee.
Let yourself be present.
5. Choose presence over productivity
Every time you choose people over pace, you choose the heart of Jesus.
God’s pace is enough for you.
This is the truth your soul can settle into:
God will never lead you at a pace that destroys your peace.
God will not call you to a speed that keeps you from hearing Him.
God’s pace is always sustainable, spacious, and full of grace.
When we walk slower, we begin to see Him more clearly.
When we stop running, we start noticing His nearness.
When we let go of hurry, we make space for holiness.
This is the life we were made for—
a life aligned with the gentle, steady footsteps of Jesus.
✨ A Note About the Book
If your heart longs for a slower, more peaceful, more Spirit-led pace, A Pace of Grace is truly written for you.
Chapter after chapter, it walks through the rhythms of identity, surrender, stillness, joy, and the beauty of walking with Jesus instead of running ahead of Him.
My prayer is that it becomes a companion to your own journey toward unhurried, wholehearted living.
