Have you ever considered that maybe the purpose behind the wait, behind the pain, is your transformation? It’s a hard truth to swallow. Sometimes I’d rather trade slow and transformational for easy and immediate. But when I ask for things too quickly, it’s likely God shakes His head and thinks, just wait. My plans are so much better. It’s in this unseen work where we are transformed, healed and, ultimately, made new. God cares about our character, and it’s often in the midst of the waiting where He does His best character-building.