A Prayer to Be Patient With Your Progress | Your Daily Prayer

Do you feel like you should be further along in life by now? Comparing our progress, accomplishments, or pace with others can quickly turn growth into anxiety.

Lia Girard

Published Sep 11, 2026

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Comparing your career, relationships, faith, health, or accomplishments with others can leave you anxious and convinced you should be further along by now. Reflecting on “love is patient” in 1 Corinthians 13:4, Lia Girard encourages us to replace harsh self-criticism and unhealthy comparison with patience, humility, and grace. This prayer offers Christian encouragement for anyone struggling with slow progress, comparison, perfectionism, or the pressure to reach life’s milestones on someone else’s timeline.

Originally published September 14, 2026.

Lia Girard author image bio photo Lia Girard is a seasoned writer, poet, and voice artist who formerly served as Faith Editor for Crosswalk.com. She currently co-hosts the Your Daily Prayer podcast on LifeAudio, and shares her peaceful, reflective poetry inspired by the wonders of nature on Instagram @wildpeace.poetry. Lia enjoys life with her husband and grown children, and walking in the woods with God.

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