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22…TIMING

Good morning! I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about how the Lord wants us to wait on Him. There are situations in my life, like I’m sure there are in yours, that make me wonder how long the wait will be. As I wait, I was reminded about a story in Genesis dealing with Abraham and Sarah. Genesis 21:1-7 gives us that story of how God fulfilled the promise He had made to Abraham through Sarah by giving her a child in her later years. Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born. I don’t know how long you’ve been waiting for God to handle whatever the situation is in your life, but chances are that Sarah and Abraham waited longer.

As I was reflecting on this story, I was reminded of the pain and heartache we can cause ourselves and others by not trusting and waiting on the Lord’s perfect timing. Even though Sarah and Abraham caused themselves heartache when they took matters into their own hands with Hagar (Genesis 16), I wonder how Sarah and Abraham felt when Isaac was born. Was the birth of their son sweeter because they waited so long for him to be born, for God to fulfill His promise to Sarah? I think the process of waiting, even though we don’t enjoy it much, makes God’s answers that much sweeter. You know, there’s not one story in the Bible that I’ve read where Jesus was in a rush to do anything. He didn’t live a life of hustle and bustle like we all too often do. There are many reasons for why God has us wait but I wonder if one of the reasons is to make sure He has our full attention. Another reason might be so that there is no question as to Who brought the solution to our situation. With the story of Sarah and Abraham, there was no doubt, because of their age, that God brought them Isaac. Whatever you are waiting for God to handle in your life, let Sarah and Abraham’s story reassure you that God will take care of everything … in His perfect timing.

Lord, help us wait for Your answers to our prayers. Help us not to take matters in our own hands instead of waiting for Your perfect timing. Amen.