2023 12 24

Good morning.

We spend a lot of time in waiting rooms. Some of those waiting rooms are in hospitals where we await word of a diagnosis. Other times we wait for a specific transition period in our lives—graduation, marriage, or having children.

We also wait for God to answer our prayers: prayers for healing, hope, and guidance. Understanding God’s timing can be tough. 

The Christmas story has much to say about waiting and God’s timing. God’s promise to send his Son into the world had the Israelites waiting for years. But the Bible tells us, "When the set time had fully come, God sent his Son."  (Galatians 4:4)

God hadn’t forgotten about the Israelites. He was waiting for “the right time” to send his Son. He hasn’t forgotten about you either.

We need to trust God and not be afraid. When we fill our life with faith, then we can get rid of the fear. The phrase “fear not” is in the Bible 365 times—once for every day of the year. God is saying to us, “I don’t want you to be afraid. Trust my timing.”

David writes: "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him ..."  (Psalms 37:7)

Don’t give up on the dream God has given you. Don’t give up on the ministry God has called you to. Don’t give up on the relationship you’re struggling to reignite. God hasn’t given up on you. Don’t give up on him.

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."  (Galatians 6:9)

Blessings.

Mike and Daphne