Change happens slowly

My small group through church currently is reading "Passport: A Believer's Guide to the Kingdom of God." The author, Tim Davidson, relates an interesting story on p. 33 about cultivating a listening spirit:

A church I was in once went through great difficulty. Things were becoming explosive. I walked in the woods asking the Lord what to do. Should I take some drastic action? Shake things up? Force a crisis? It was hard to hear. As I walked in silence, I observed many old dead trees that had fallen, but were still propped up by the trees around them. It would be a long time before they finally hit the forest floor. Then the Lord spoke: 'In my woods, change happens slowly.' In my spirit, I sensed he was warning me against being rash and trying to make quick and radical change. I was very grateful for this wisdom from God.