Why can’t I skip the process God is taking me through?
Why can’t I skip the process God is taking me through?
Author: Dr. Angela D. Thomas
There are moments when you can clearly see what God has called you to do, but the path to get there feels longer than it should be. You may feel ready. You may feel capable. You may even feel like you have already waited long enough.
And yet, you are still in process.
That tension can make you question why things are unfolding the way they are. If God has already shown you glimpses of purpose, why does it feel like you are being held in a season that requires more work, more patience, and more development than you expected?
Questions Women Often Ask About This
Many women wrestle with questions like these:
• Why can’t I just step into what God showed me?
• Why does the process feel longer than necessary?
• If I already know my purpose, why do I still have to prepare?
• What is God doing while I am in this stage?
• Does all this work really matter in the end?
These questions often come when you feel ready for more, but God is still building something beneath the surface.
In Short
You cannot skip the process because the process is what prepares you to carry the purpose. What God is calling you to requires capacity, and that capacity is developed over time through work, relationships, and obedience.
Even Jesus did not skip the process. His purpose required preparation before fulfillment.
What the Bible Says About This
The Bible makes it clear that Jesus’ assignment was not only to die and rise, but to ensure that people believed in Him and understood what that meant. John 3:16 emphasizes belief, while John 10:10 speaks to living an abundant life.
For that to happen, Jesus had to do more than arrive at the cross. He had to teach, demonstrate, and build understanding over time. He even said, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”
Scripture shows that Jesus spent years doing the work necessary to support His purpose. He taught in detail, corrected misunderstanding, demonstrated compassion, and built disciples who would continue the work after Him. None of that was optional. It was part of the assignment.
Let's Break This Down
One of the clearest lessons from Jesus’ life is that purpose requires work before it produces impact. There is a question that helps bring this into focus. What would have happened if Jesus skipped His three years of ministry and went straight to the cross? Without that time, people would not have understood who He was, they would not have believed, and they would not have known what abundant life looked like. The cross would have happened, but its meaning would have been lost, which is why the process matters.
Jesus allowed people to see before He told them, and He demonstrated truth before He declared it. He built belief over time, showing them in a way that created understanding and trust rather than simply giving them information. This same principle applies to your life, because even when you know what God has called you to, there are things that must be built first. There must be roots, relationships, consistency, and visible evidence of what God has placed inside of you.
This is where many people struggle, because they want the moment without the preparation and visibility without development. However, what you carry must be supported by what has been built within you. You cannot carry what you have not developed the capacity to hold.
What this Means for Your Life
If you feel like you are in a process that is taking longer than expected, it is important to understand that this is not wasted time.
This is where your foundation is being built.
Instead of asking why it is taking so long, begin to ask what is being developed. What skills are being strengthened? What relationships are being formed? What discipline is being established?
There may also be areas where you need to release the pressure to be seen too soon. Jesus did not force visibility. He allowed His work to speak for Him. In the same way, your consistency and your obedience will create space for what God has placed in you.
This is also a call to participate fully in the process. Growth requires effort. It requires showing up even when it feels repetitive or unnoticed. It requires doing the work when there is no audience.
The process is not separate from purpose. It is what makes purpose sustainable.
Reflection Question
Where in your life are you trying to move ahead of what God is still building in you?
Continue with The Awesome 3 Series
This article is part of The Awesome 3 series, where we walk through what it really takes to live out God’s purpose by looking at the life of Jesus during the final days leading to the cross.
In this series, we explore three realities that shape every believer’s journey: understanding the assignment, enduring the wait and the weight, and following God’s instructions.
Previously:
Blog 1: Why Did Jesus Take His Time Before the Cross?
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