Posts tagged waiting
It Takes Time For Hearts to Heal

“It’s ok if your heart needs more time to accept what your head already knows.”

- anonymous

What a great way to describe what we all feel when we’re suffering.

But not all suffering is physical. Sometimes, it’s a family relationship issue. If it feels like something in you is breaking, no matter what the reason, you are not alone.

Even though this is hard and it feels like it will never get better, it will get better.

It is possible to be faith-filled and fear-filled at the same time.

When we try and fail to make our hearts believe what our heads already know frustration is the result. Trying harder isn’t the answer.

I can’t tell you what to do to get there. But I can tell you what not to do! Don’t do anything. The truth is we can’t make our hearts accept what our heads already knows. It’s not something we can do. It is the shaping and molding work of the living God. He will do it.

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Wait and Hope... Like a Nesting Mother

God promised Abraham and Sarah a child of their own. But Sarah was barren, unable to make her body deliver the promise. Years passed while Abraham and Sarah waited for a miracle. Suddenly, Sarah’s wait changed. No longer did she have to deal with doubts and worries. She went from, “One day, I hope to have a child,” to the response of every nesting mom, “I’ve got to get ready, now! I’m about to have a baby!”

Many a mother can relate to Sarah. Whether it’s infertility, secondary infertility, or the complex wait of adoption, countless women have gone through Sarah’s transformation from Waiting Mother to Expectant Mother. Just like Sarah, an unexpected message at an unexpected time changed my laughter from laughter of despair to laughter of joy.

God doesn’t owe us the details of his timing when he is about to fulfill a promise. But sometimes, by grace, we receive those details anyway. Laughing with joy is an appropriate response.

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When You Can't Countdown to the End

The best part of every countdown is arriving at the end. The wait is over. The newborn is placed in your arms, the preacher announces, "Man and Wife," the graduation tassel is moved from right to left, or the cast comes off. Debating the age-old question, Which is more important, the journey or the destination? is fun but there are some things that are undeniably, 100% best when you arrive at the end.

That just one reason why this pandemic has been so hard, we don't know how long the wait is. We cannot place a red circle around the date on the calendar.

The same is true about living with a chronic illness, living in a difficult marriage, or praying for a child to profess faith in Jesus. We don't get to countdown.

But, we need to remember that we never wait alone.

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Planning an Altar of Praise

I was hoping to find an example of a Biblical character who weathered their quarantine with faithfulness and steady joy. By far, the story that resonated with me the most was the story of Noah. Noah and his family were “quarantined” on the ark for their safety and preservation of life. There are many parallels between Noah’s quarantine and ours. Monotony, worry thoughts and waiting.

But, let’s not forget how the story of the flood ends, and I don’t mean the rainbow. I mean the altar. Noah’s first action after disembarking was to set up a stone altar of praise to the Lord.

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