Growth doesn’t happen overnight. Plant a seed, and for weeks it looks like nothing is happening. Yet beneath the soil, roots are spreading, and life is forming in ways unseen. Our lives can feel much the same. We pray, we wait, we hope—and nothing seems to change. In those moments, it’s easy to wonder, “Is God really working here?”

“Pride goes before destruction.” (Proverbs 16:18) Those are sobering words — but they’re also deeply personal. Pride doesn’t always roar; sometimes it whispers, “You’re doing just fine without God.” It convinces us that we’re the main character in our own story, that life works best when we’re in control. 

Have you ever faced a season where nothing seemed to go right? Doors closed. People let you down. Plans crumbled. It’s easy in those moments to ask, “God, where are You?”  We often believe the quiet lie that if God is truly with us, life will get easier.