Taking Ground | Week 5

DAY 6

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” -Exodus 14:14

There is a particular kind of fatigue that comes from waiting.

Not the exhaustion of hard work, but the weariness of uncertainty. The kind that settles in when prayers feel unanswered, when progress feels stalled, and when life seems to repeat the same challenges over and over again.

Waiting has a way of whispering lies.

It tells us this season will never end.
That this struggle defines us.
That nothing is changing—even if God once promised it would.

The Israelites stood at the Red Sea with those same thoughts pressing in. They had moved. They had obeyed. They had followed God’s direction. And yet, here they were—blocked, threatened, and still waiting.

Then Moses speaks words that sound almost impossible given the moment: “Be still.”

Stillness is not inactivity. It is surrendered trust. It is the decision not to panic when God has not yet revealed the plan. It is choosing faith when evidence is thin.

“The Lord will fight for you,” Moses says.

In other words, this moment is not asking for striving—it is asking for confidence.

What the Israelites could not see was that God had already set the outcome in motion. The sea was parting. The ground was drying. Their deliverance was not hypothetical—it was already underway.

They felt stuck, but they were actually positioned.

Roundabouts function the same way. They feel repetitive. You pass the same landmarks again and again. You wonder if you missed the exit. But roundabouts are designed for flow, not entrapment. They slow you down so you can exit safely at the right time.

The danger is assuming that circling means stagnation.

Scripture repeatedly reminds us that God’s pauses are purposeful.

Joseph’s imprisonment felt permanent—until it wasn’t.
David’s waiting felt endless—until the crown came.
The tomb felt final—until resurrection morning.

What feels permanent in the middle is often temporary in God’s plan.

The Israelites did not remain at the Red Sea. They walked through it. And when they did, they walked on dry ground. God didn’t rush them. He didn’t push them. He prepared the path and invited them forward.

That’s how God often leads us.

He finishes His work before He reveals it.
He prepares the next step before we recognize the transition.
He completes what He starts—even when the process feels slow.

If you are in a season that feels repetitive, unresolved, or heavy, hear this clearly: this is not permanent. God knows exactly where you are. He understands the tension of waiting. And He has already determined when it’s time for you to move forward.

You are not forgotten.
You are not misplaced.
And you are not circling without purpose.

You are being led—carefully, intentionally, and faithfully—toward an exit God has already prepared.