You're Not Stuck ... You're Becoming

Have you ever looked at your life and thought ...

"I thought I'd be further along by now."

Maybe you've been praying for your circumstances to change.

Maybe you've been faithfully taking one small step after another, wondering if any of it is making a difference.

What if you're not stuck?

What if God is doing His greatest work in the one place you haven't been looking ... your heart?

In this week's episode of Tapestry of Faith, we talk about the difference between surviving and truly living, why God often changes us before He changes our circumstances, and how the small, faithful steps you take every day are shaping the woman you're becoming.

Because becoming rarely happens all at once.

It happens one prayer ...
 one surrender ...
 one act of faith ...
 one day at a time.

If you've been feeling discouraged, waiting for a breakthrough, or wondering if God is still working, I hope this conversation reminds you of one simple truth:

You're not stuck. You're becoming.

And the woman you're becoming is worth the wait. 🤍

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God is still weaving. 🤍

Transcript

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Welcome back to Tapestry of Faith. I'm Susan D. Crumb and I'm so grateful you've chosen to spend a few minutes with me today. Can I ask you a question? Have you ever looked at your life and thought, I thought I'd be further along by now? Maybe you thought your marriage would be healthier. Maybe you thought the grief would hurt less. Maybe you thought you'd finally feel confident. Maybe you thought you'd have more peace. Maybe you thought you'd have it have life figured out by now. Instead, it feels like you're standing in the same place you've been standing for a long time. And if we're not careful, we bel we begin believing one simple lie. I'm stuck. Friend, I wonder if you're not stuck at all. I wonder if you're becoming. One of the things I've noticed over the years is that we tend to measure growth by what we can see. If our circumstances change, we believe we're growing. If the relationship improves, we're making progress. If the opportunity comes, God is moving. If life gets easier, we're finally getting somewhere. But what if God measures growth differently than we do? What if he's what if he isn't only interested in changing what's happening around us? What if he's more interested in changing what's happening within us? I think some of the hardest seasons of my life. I think about my breast cancer, my stroke, losing both of my parents. Moments where I honestly wondered, God, what are you doing? And I'll be honest, I wanted him to change my circumstances. I wanted healing, answers, direction, relief. And sometimes those things came, but often before God changed anything around me, he was changing me. He was teaching me to trust him differently, to depend on him differently, to pray differently, to surrender differently. Looking back now, I can see that he was not wasting those seasons. He was weaving them into the woman I'm still becoming today. Maybe you've been praying for God to change your circumstances, and he will. Sometimes he absolutely does, but sometimes before he changes the situation, he changes our heart. He teaches us patience, humility, compassion, courage, faith. Because sometimes the greatest miracle isn't that our circumstances changed, it's that we did. You know, one of my favorite or one of my Facebook Live themes this week is when God doesn't change your circumstances, he changes you. And you know, the more I've thought about that, the more I believe that's how God often works. We want him to remove the mountain. Sometimes he teaches us to climb. We ask him to calm the storm. Sometimes he strengthens us to stand in it. We ask him to open a new door. Sometimes us to walk through it. God is never absent. He's always working, even when his work isn't the work we expected. And then there's another theme from this week that I can't stop thinking about. The power of small faithful steps. You know, we we live in a culture that celebrates giant leaps, you know, like big announcements, overnight success, instant transformation. But that's rarely how God works. He works one conversation at a time, one prayer at a time, one act of obedience at a time, one day at a time. Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is simply take the next faithful step, even when it feels small, even when no one notices, even when you wonder if it matters. I shared something with you last week that was very personal. I admitted that I had become discouraged with my podcast. I wondered if anyone was listening, then something beautiful happened. Women began reaching out. Not to tell me how many downloads I'd received, not to compliment my recording. They simply said, please don't stop. One woman wrote, You keep creating space for us. Another one said, Your voice brings me comfort. Do you know what God reminded me? Faithfulness is never wasted. Sometimes we just can't see the fruit yet. And I wonder if that's true for me. Maybe it's true for you too. Maybe you've been faithfully loving your family. Maybe you've been showing up at work. Maybe you've been caring for aging parents. You've been healing after heartbreak. You've been trying to become the woman God created you to be and wondering if any of it matters. Well, friend, don't confuse slow growth with no growth. Trees don't grow overnight. Neither do people. Neither does faith. Neither does healing. One of my favorite verses is Philippians chapter 1, verse 6. Being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. Notice what Paul didn't say. He didn't say God started the work and left. He said he will complete it. God finishes what he begins, including the work he's doing in you. So today, if you've been feeling discouraged, if you've been wondering whether you're making progress, if you've looked at your circumstances and thought, nothing is changing, can I lovingly remind you maybe your circumstances aren't the best measurement? Maybe the better question is, how has God changed me? Like, are you responding differently, trusting differently, praying differently, forgiving differently, maybe loving differently? Maybe you're not stuck. Maybe you're becoming. And friend, the woman you're becoming is worth the wait. Before we close today, if you're longing to slow down, to reconnect with God, and to create space to notice what he's doing in your own heart, I'd love to share with you my complimentary seven days to breathe again experience. It's a gentle seven-day journey designed to help you pause, breathe, reconnect with God, and remember that you're not walking this road alone. You can simply email me at susandecrum at gmail.com and put the word breathe in the subject line, and I'll personally send it on your way. Thank you for spending these few minutes with me today. And if no one has told you lately, God is not finished with your story. He is still weaving. And the woman you're becoming is beautiful. Until next time, take a deep breath. Keep taking the next faithful step. And remember, you're not stuck, you're becoming. God is still weaving.