Ever tossed and turned at 4 a.m., stuck between two decisions or weighed down by life’s seemingly unchanging routine? You’re not alone—and more importantly, you’re not stuck without purpose.

In today’s devotional, Sarah Frazer beautifully reframes those “stuck” seasons we all experience. Drawing wisdom from Psalm 25, she reminds us that even when we feel like we’re not moving forward, God is at work. He’s teaching, loving, leading, befriending, and ultimately saving us in ways we often can’t see at the time.

What if this pause in your life isn’t punishment—but preparation?

✨ Key Takeaways

⏸️ “Stuck” doesn’t mean God has stopped working in you
📖 God uses still seasons to teach us new or deeper truths
💛 His love and forgiveness are steady—even when we feel like we’re failing
🧭 Waiting can be God’s way of guiding us to the next step
👥 God draws near as a friend when we need Him most

🔁 Intersecting Faith and Life

• How can you reach out to God right now and make Him your refuge in this waiting season?

• What would change if you stopped measuring your worth by productivity and started resting in God’s faithfulness?

• How have you seen God’s guidance in past seasons when you felt “stuck”?

 

💬 Let’s Reflect

God’s faithfulness isn’t dependent on your performance, your progress, or your pace. Wherever you are right now—moving, waiting, or wondering—you are seen, loved, and led by a God who never gets stuck.

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Full Transcript Below:

God’s Faithfulness When We Are Stuck

By Sarah Frazer

Bible Reading:

“To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.” Psalm 25:1 (ESV)

Devotional

My eyes were wide open but I couldn’t see in the dark. As I lay in bed, I glanced at the clock. 4am. With a sigh, I rolled over. Making a decision always keeps me awake at night. For hours my husband and I talked through the decision, looking at it from one angle and then another. We decided to pray about it and sleep on it. Praying was easy, sleeping was not. 

I listened to my husband snore softly and envied his ability to just put off the thoughts for the morning. My heart struggled to find peace because I could see both sides and didn’t know which path to take. 

Whether the decision is a big one or a small one, feeling stuck is not a good feeling. Sometimes we are forced to wait because life needs us to stay the course, even if we want to make a decision to move. When my children were very little my days felt like a constant repeat of the same day over and over. I felt like I wasn’t making “progress” at all. 

My dream to write, create, and publish books was on hold. My spiritual life felt non-existent because time with God was put on the back burner. I didn’t have many friends and rarely left the house.  In all areas of my life I felt stuck. If you have found yourself in that position, it might be time to sit down, stop striving, and “be still,” as Psalm 46:10 says. 

God often leads us to a place where we might feel “stuck” but actually, it is a place we need to be so that He can show us something about Himself. Over and over again, during seasons of my life where I didn’t feel like I was moving forward, God has remained faithful. It is actually God’s faithfulness that is brought into deeper clarity during times when we feel stuck. 

Looking at Psalm 25 we see many areas where God is faithful and this faithfulness fuels us when we feel stuck. First of all, God is faithful to teach us His truth. In verses 4-5 the psalmist rejoices in the fact that even though he feels stuck, God is teaching him. Maybe our time of feeling “unproductive” or the fact that we aren’t really moving forward is actually a time where we learn new truths or are reminded of old truths pertaining to God. God is always faithful to teach us, no matter what season we find ourselves in. 

God is also faithful to love and forgive us. The psalmist says that God’s faithful mercy and steadfast love are “from of old.” (Psalm 25:6-7) God’s love for us goes back to even before the foundation of the earth. (Ephesians 1:4) Although our lives feel like God might have left us, we can know that He has always and will always forgive us faithfully. 1 John 1:9 says that God is faithful to forgive. 

Our God is also faithful to lead us. Sometimes that means to wait, but as you wait, be ready to move. God will tell you when and how to move. As we wait, we can know and rest in the fact that God is faithful to guide us through every season, even the waiting ones. (Psalm 25:8-10) 

In Psalm 25:14 we read that God is faithful to be our friend. While we might feel stuck, we can get to know God. Our relationship with God can grow and mature as we learn more about who God is. He is faithful to us! 

Finally, God is faithful to save us from our seasoning of waiting. God sees, and hears our sorrow. (Psalm 25:16-21) God is our comfort, our salvation, and hears us when we cry out to Him. No matter how much you feel stuck, you are not away from God and His plan for your life. 

Intersecting Faith & Life:

The end of Psalm 25 says, “I take refuge in you.” If you are in a season that feels like you aren’t moving forward, how can you reach out to God in prayer and seek Him as a  refuge? 

Although you might look at your life and feel as if you have failed God, how does knowing His faithfulness isn’t based on your merits give you comfort today? 

Further Reading:

Lamenations 3:22-23

2 Thessalonians 3:3

Psalm 36:5

1 John 1:9

Hebrews 10:23

 

 

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