Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttt!

 

“Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.

Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age,

at the very time God had promised him.

Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him.

When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him.

Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.”

Genesis 21:1-5 

Short on the patience but long on the wait.

All too often that seems to be the case when we receive a promise from God.

We are the short on the patience part and God, of course, is the long on the wait part!

Why?

Why can’t I just once experience the suddenly of God?

Your answer is found in your question.

God promises and then He brings you through some experiences of life.

Not just any experiences but those that mature you, those that grow you, those that prepare you for His promise to be fulfilled in you.  

Abram and Sarai became Abraham and Sarah.

But so much more than just a name change happened in the in-between time...

...Including an effort made in the flesh called Ishmael.

How about you?

Does your wwwwaaaaaiiiiitttttttt include some moves outside of His will?

Yep, mine too.

So let’s go here together –

Father

Your work in us is filled with promises to us.

Forgive us for impatience on our part.

We hear those promises and like a child eager to open the gift before the birthday celebration we dig right in forging ahead in our own strength and purpose instead of waiting on you.

Teach us to wait patiently on you.

Teach us the wonder of knowing the promises fulfilled in their appointed time.

Strengthen us in our moments of weakness to hold fast and continue to hold on for the promise you have spoken to us.

We ask this in the matchless name of your Son Jesus.

Amen!