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**Galatians 1:18** — *"Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days."*
Three years in Arabia. Fifteen days with Peter. Paul's formation was unhurried — shaped first in solitude, then in covenant fellowship.
We live in an age that rewards speed. The faster the credential, the better. Yet Scripture reminds us that depth rarely arrives on a deadline. Paul did not rush to the apostles to validate what God had already confirmed in the wilderness.
There is something worth honoring in the slow work — the years of quiet, the careful stewardship of what God has placed within you before you present it to others.
Consider the fifteen days Paul sat with Peter. Two men, shaped by the same risen Christ, dwelling in unhurried conversation. That is formation. That is the walk of wisdom.
Let us reflect on what God may be building in us during seasons that feel like waiting.
Three years in Arabia. Fifteen days with Peter. Paul's formation was unhurried — shaped first in solitude, then in covenant fellowship.
We live in an age that rewards speed. The faster the credential, the better. Yet Scripture reminds us that depth rarely arrives on a deadline. Paul did not rush to the apostles to validate what God had already confirmed in the wilderness.
There is something worth honoring in the slow work — the years of quiet, the careful stewardship of what God has placed within you before you present it to others.
Consider the fifteen days Paul sat with Peter. Two men, shaped by the same risen Christ, dwelling in unhurried conversation. That is formation. That is the walk of wisdom.
Let us reflect on what God may be building in us during seasons that feel like waiting.