God won’t let you take the easy way out
I’ve been reflecting lately on how deeply we’re wired for comfort. Our human nature craves ease and avoids pain whenever possible. And in hard seasons, it’s so tempting to grab for a quick fix—something that offers relief right now.
But God doesn’t rush the process. He’s not looking for surface-level relief. He’s after something deeper: endurance, maturity, and transformation.
There was a time where I pulled into a packed parking lot to drop Jaylen off at his coding class. Every space was full—and in a moment of “I’m just going to be quick,” I parked in a handicap spot. I wasn’t trying to be careless... it just seemed like a small shortcut in a chaotic moment.
But as I stepped out, a man drove by and began taking photos of all the cars improperly parked. I asked him why, and a paraphrased version of his response was,
"I am here for my child's class too and I just can't believe how many people park like this."
He told me had to park in the way back of the lot and suddenly I felt conviction.
What started as a minor decision—a shortcut for convenience—became something God use to affirm my journey with Him. I felt God say,
"JORDYN, YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY SHORTCUTS."
It felt loud to me and I began to dwell on this for weeks. I so badly wanted 'out' of my process and I haven't always understood why He has taken me the way He has taken me but I realized in that moment it was due to how God cares more about sustainability and endurance than he does a short relief.
In our culture of speed—instant shipping, instant messages, instant solutions—it’s easy to think God works the same way. But His Kingdom isn’t about instant results. It’s about lasting fruit.
Quick fixes feel like shortcuts through suffering, but they rob us of what God wants to produce in us through the struggle.
God has a way of developing us and shaping us into someone who can carry the promise without being crushed by it.
He is more committed to our growth than our comfort.
And while we want to feel better fast, He’s forming something in us that can stand the test of time.
“Let endurance have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”
— James 1:4
Endurance isn’t passive waiting.
It’s the gritty, holy kind of trust that keeps showing up.
It’s the daily choice to walk with God through the wilderness, not around it.
Because the truth is this:
We want a quick fix to feel better.
But God gives us a process to become better.
One satisfies the flesh temporarily.
The other transforms the soul eternally.
Let Him write the story without skipping chapters.
No shortcuts.
No substitutes.
With you in it :)
