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Stop Forcing It: Trust God’s Timing | Family Portraits | Pastor CJ Johnson

WELCOME TO THE PARTY! You’re not behind. You’re not forgotten. And you’re definitely not stuck. If it feels like life is moving too fast… or not moving at all… this message is for you. Sometimes God moves instantly. Sometimes He makes you wait. The key is knowing the difference—and adjusting your pace without losing your faith. ________________ Revisit our past sermons:    / @northviewchurchin   🔔 Subscribe now to be reminded of upcoming messages 🔔 Subscribe ➡️    / @northviewchurchin   ________________ Here at NORTHVIEW CHURCH, our mission is to Make Jesus Known. We are a nondenominational church with multiple campuses across Indiana. Each week we worship together and engage in a group bible study with Pastor CJ Johnson. Whether you're exploring faith or seeking to deepen your relationship with God, our messages are designed to meet you where you are. Join us as we journey together in faith, growing and serving our communities. _________________ CHAPTERS 0:00 – A Cloud of Witnesses: Running with Momentum 3:00 – The Patriarch Era: Abraham to Isaac 4:57 – The God of Messed Up People 6:25 – Faith Is a Two-Way Street 7:57 – Finding a Wife for Isaac 8:59 – Camels, Bracelets, and Bold Prayer 9:44 – When God Answers Mid-Prayer 11:02 – Asking for Blessing & Alignment 12:39 – Rebekah’s Courageous Decision 13:30 – Isaac Meets Rebekah 15:22 – Marriage, Alignment & Covenant 17:56 – “God Sees Me Here” (Beer Lahai Roi) 19:54 – When the Promise Slows Down (20 Years Waiting) 21:46 – How Do You Discern God’s Will? 22:08 – General Will vs. Special Will 24:27 – Famine, Pressure & Big Decisions 25:44 – God’s Perspective on Abraham 29:24 – The Blessing for All Nations 30:43 – Don’t Go Down to Egypt 33:07 – Patience: It’s How You Wait 34:11 – Hesitation vs. Acceleration 41:20 – When Fear Masquerades as Wisdom 43:49 – When Influence Outpaces Character 45:22 – Is Your Schedule Fed but Your Soul Starving? 46:05 – Five Diagnostic Questions 47:25 – Adjusting Your Pace with God 48:32 – Closing Prayer 🔑 Key Takeaways • Identify your “Egypt” and refuse to settle for less than what God is building in you. • Focus on God’s revealed will before obsessing over His hidden will. • Don’t confuse a slow season with a stagnant one—God develops character in the waiting. • Adjust your pace: stop hesitating where God said move and stop rushing where God said wait. • Learn to see yourself through God’s perspective, not your inner critic. _________________ For more information and resources, visit our website at https://northviewchurch.us/ _________________ JOIN THE PARTY! 💻 Website : https://northviewchurch.us/ 📸 Instagram:   / northviewchurch   📘 Facebook:   / northviewchurch   __________________ PARTNER IN GENEROSITY! https://www.northviewchurch.us/give ___________________ You ever feel like life is either crawling or completely outpacing you? Like you’re praying for clarity, momentum, direction — and instead you’re stuck in delay… or tempted to force something just to feel progress? This message dives straight into that tension and challenges the way we think about God’s timing. Because sometimes He moves instantly. And sometimes He makes you wait. The real question is: can you discern the difference, and adjust your pace without losing your peace? Walking through the story of Isaac and Rebekah, this teaching explores what it looks like to trust God in both momentum and slowdown seasons. From quick answers to decades of waiting, we see how faith develops not just in breakthrough moments, but in quiet obedience. There’s pressure, famine, big decisions, and the temptation to run to “Egypt” — that place that feels safer, easier, more secure when circumstances tighten. But settling isn’t the same as trusting, and comfort isn’t always confirmation. This message unpacks the difference between God’s general will and His specific will, why so many of us obsess over the future while neglecting what’s already clear in Scripture, and how fear can quietly disguise itself as wisdom. It also confronts the opposite problem: getting ahead of God, rushing decisions, overextending yourself spiritually, and trying to control outcomes instead of allowing character to be formed over time. If you’ve ever wrestled with hesitation, burnout, overthinking, anxiety about the future, or feeling behind compared to everyone else, this conversation is for you. You’ll walk away with practical diagnostic questions to evaluate your current pace, your decision making, and your spiritual posture. Because maturity isn’t about moving faster. It’s about moving in step. Slow doesn’t mean stuck. Waiting isn’t wasted. And whatever season you’re in right now, God is doing more than you can currently see, shaping something deeper than quick results and building a faith that can actually last.