Waiting is the Hardest Part

So you wait...

and wait...

Hopeful that God will answer your prayers. That God will make good on his promises. But day after day, perhaps even year after year, your frustration mounts to an escalated high.

You begin to wonder if God has forgotten about you. You begin to think whether God really knows what he's doing...

"Does He even realize how important this is to me?"
"How could God deny me the greatest desires of my heart?"
"Is God even on my side?"
"Why is the Lord keeping this from me?"

How often do we acknowledge God's ability to fulfill his promises yet deny God's sovereignty to decide when the promise would be fulfilled? We take it upon ourselves to fulfill those promises, no longer trusting God to do his job. We're simply tired of the wait.

"God can, but he won't."
"God can't figure this out."

And our faith collapses.



Waiting. It's hard. Especially when we just don't understand WHY. God wants us to be honest about our frustrations and fears. We are often required to wait and during that time our faith is stretched. Are you going to believe your assumptions over God's promises?

We must master the lessons of faith... learn to walk further in faith each day. He will continue to teach you... and stretch you...

...until you're walking in faith and not by sight.