As much as I’ve witnessed Rare Faith at work in my life, every new goal still stretches me and tests my faith just as much as the last one did. Over the years, my confidence in the laws and principles has grown, but there’s really no final destination — you just get more familiar and comfortable with the process.

So yes, I still have unfulfilled dreams that I’m holding in faith. Some feel harder than others. But in recent weeks, something surprising happened: the thought of not achieving one of those dreams stopped bothering me.

Before, I coped with delays by:

• looking for the good in the wait,

• trusting in the Law of Gestation, or

• finding gratitude despite the setback.

But suddenly, I noticed something new. Instead of wrestling with anger, disappointment, confusion, or discouragement, I found myself feeling giddy about the delay.

Where did that come from? I wondered.

I couldn’t explain why I was suddenly excited about NOT realizing a dream that once felt so vital. So I reflected, searching for the root of this unexpected feeling…

And I found it.

As I asked the question, the answer quietly revealed itself.

The delay wasn’t just a pause — it meant something. It meant God had something even more incredible in store for me than what I’d imagined, and He was already working behind the scenes to make it happen. The vision was abstract, but vivid — a feeling, an assurance, that I would end up more grateful and more excited about His version of my dream than I could ever picture.

It felt like He couldn’t wait to surprise and amaze me — but it was going to take time.

With that fresh perspective, I believed it — and felt giddy.

What’s fascinating is that I felt giddy before I fully understood why I had reason to be.

So this has become one of my newest mantras:

When it appears that nothing is happening, God is up to something.

Or say it however feels more poetic to you.

(I know there’s a familiar quote that says, “When you’re down to nothing, God is up to something,” but this feels different to me. This version means we don’t have to hit rock bottom to sense God’s hand moving behind the scenes.)

Is my new mantra always true? I believe it is.

And whether or not it’s objectively true, I know we all benefit when we choose to believe it.

UPDATE: After posting this, I went to bed. The next morning, as I took my daughter to a doctor’s appointment, this song came on the radio. I don’t think I’d ever heard it before, but it was the lyrics at 2:07 that caught my attention. Enjoy: