Patience During The Pivot

Life has shifted directions more times than I ever expected. Plans I once felt confident in began to unravel, and paths I thought were clear suddenly disappeared. There were moments when everything felt paused, as if time itself had slowed down, forcing me to sit with uncertainty longer than I wanted to.

I had to wait.I had to be still.I had to cancel plans I was once excited about.

What made it harder was not knowing what was next. There was no clear timeline, no detailed plan, no reassurance of how things would unfold. Just a quiet space where I had to learn how to trust without answers.

That season taught me patience during the pivot.

I learned that pivots are rarely loud or dramatic. They often happen quietly, in moments of surrender, when you realize you can’t move forward the way you once planned.

Patience became less about waiting for something to happen and more about allowing myself to grow while nothing seemed to be happening at all.

There were days when stillness felt uncomfortable and unfamiliar. Letting go of control was not easy. Moving into something unknown required faith, even when fear tried to take over. I had to be willing to release what I thought my life should look like and remain open to what God was shaping instead.

This season asked more of me than action ever could. It asked for trust. It asked for obedience. It asked for the courage to stay present when I wanted to rush ahead.

Looking back, I can see how the pivot reshaped me. It slowed me down. It softened me. It taught me that patience is not passive it’s an active decision to trust the process even when the outcome is unclear.

I didn’t just learn how to wait. I learned how to move forward differently.

God has truly been teaching me patience.

The pivot changed me. And patience is what carried me through it.

Not every pivot is about moving forward. Some are about becoming still long enough to see what’s next.

Pivots don’t always change your direction. Sometimes they change you!