A Prayer to Be Patient With Your Progress | Your Daily Prayer
Published
Sep 11, 2026
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.






