God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work. Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.

A. W. Tozer (1897–1963), a pastor and devotional writer associated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, frequently contrasted modern life’s anxious pace with what he presented as God’s unhurried sovereignty. This line is commonly cited from his mid‑20th‑century spiritual writing on waiting, trust, and the inner life—themes he returned to in sermons and essays aimed at believers worn down by pressure, schedules, and self-driven striving. The remark functions as pastoral counsel: by remembering that God is not constrained by human timetables, the reader is invited to relinquish frantic urgency and cultivate quiet confidence in divine providence.

The quote argues that haste is a human condition, not a divine one. Tozer frames “deadlines” as artifacts of finitude—signs that we fear scarcity of time and control—whereas God’s work unfolds without panic because it is governed by omniscience and sovereignty. The practical implication is psychological and spiritual: if God is not rushed, those who trust God need not live as though everything depends on their frantic effort. “Only to know this” suggests that internalizing the idea (not merely assenting to it) can calm anxiety, loosen compulsive productivity, and restore a steadier, more contemplative posture toward life and vocation.