The Long Route: Trusting God’s Timing
God knows exactly where we are and how to bring us to our expected end — even if He takes us the long way around. His promises are generational, His word is sure, and His timing is never off. In Genesis 15:13–16, God told Abraham:
“Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.”
That promise wasn’t for Abraham alone. It stretched four generations forward. By the time the children of Israel came out of Egypt with Moses, they were walking in something God had spoken long before they were born.
What God didn’t tell them, though, was that there would be giants in the promised land. He didn’t tell them they’d have to fight to possess what He had already given.
When the Promise Requires a Fight
We often celebrate the promise but forget that possession requires process — and sometimes a fight. How many of us have walked away from relationships, businesses, or dreams simply because the journey got hard?
The Israelites faced the same temptation. After God split the Red Sea and delivered them with miracles, He didn’t take them on the shortest route to Canaan. Instead, Exodus 13:17–18 says,
“For God said, ‘If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.’ So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea.”
God knew they weren’t ready. The wilderness was His training ground — a place to humble, test, and reveal what was really in their hearts (Deuteronomy 8:2). It wasn’t punishment. It was preparation.
Waiting for the Promise
In the year 2000, God gave me a glimpse of my future — much like He allowed the Israelites to spy out the promised land. It was so vivid that I believed it would happen immediately. But, like Abraham who waited twenty-five years for Isaac, I’ve spent nearly that long waiting on prophecies spoken over my life since I was eighteen.
At the close of 2024, I found myself wrestling with disappointment. I had believed that 2023 was the year my promise would finally manifest — yet it hadn’t. In that moment of questioning, God gently reminded me of a prophetic word I received back in April 2021:
“You will enter your great harvest in 2025.”
Suddenly, it made sense. The waiting wasn’t wasted — it was womb time. God wasn’t denying me; He was developing me.
There have been moments where hope felt deferred, and my heart grew weary. But through every delay, I’ve learned that delay is not denial. God has been refining my faith, healing my heart, and preparing me for what I once thought I was ready for.
Refined Through the Fire
Recently, I received confirmation through a prophetic word from Prophet Tomi Arayomi and the RIG Nation prophetic team. They spoke that I had been through the fire, endured the tests, and come out as pure gold. That word hit my spirit — because I knew it wasn’t just about me.
This season of refinement wasn’t just for my breakthrough; it was for those I’m called to help break through. Every detour, delay, and disappointment has been part of God’s equation for destiny.
Just as He took Israel the long way to strengthen their faith, He allowed me to walk through a prolonged journey to deepen my roots and mature my trust.
God’s Faithfulness Across Generations
God’s promises don’t die with delay — they stretch through generations. What He spoke to Abraham, He fulfilled through Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. And the same God who kept His word then is still faithful now.
So if you find yourself on the long route, take heart. God hasn’t forgotten you. The waiting is not wasted. The testing is not punishment. It’s preparation.
You’re being humbled, strengthened, and equipped to carry the very promise you’ve been praying for.
Hold on — because the long route is still leading you home. And when you arrive, you won’t come empty-handed. You’ll come out with power, wisdom, and great possessions.
God’s timing is perfect. His word never returns void. And His faithfulness doesn’t skip generations — it continues through them.