There are so many good
points in these verses, but the one that really stuck out to me for today was
“Being patient in tribulation.” We need
to worship God while we’re waiting. I
know there are many in our congregation going through challenging issues and
there many in the middle of situations that involve waiting on God’s
timing. Some are waiting to get married,
waiting to have kids, waiting to find a new job, waiting for health issues to
be clear, waiting for marriage struggles to resolve….there are all kinds of
things that we have to wait for.
For us, Megan and I have a
strong heart to adopt more kids. However,
there are a couple HUGE roadblocks that are keeping us from moving
forward. It would be so easy to get
upset and ask, “God why did you put this on our hearts and then not allow us to
do it?” Sometimes it doesn’t make sense.
If you are in that place
today, I want to encourage you to not get so consumed with what you’re waiting
for, that in turn you miss what God has for you today. It’s going to look different in different
situations, but for us….it would even be easy to get so focused on adopting
more kids that we don’t stop and treasure the two beautiful children God has
already given us. Remember that God’s
ways are higher than ours….His plans are inscrutable…and His timing is perfect.
Sometimes these difficult
moments of waiting can also be some of the most beautiful times of
worship. I think that happens when we
realize whatever we are waiting for is totally out of our hands and we can say,
“God, I trust you, I know Your plans are higher than mine, and I want to
worship You while I wait.”
If you want an encouraging song to listen to while you're in one of these waiting situations, look up "While I'm Waiting" by John Waller.
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