Psalm 23:2-3 He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul. Sometimes the Lord has to bring us to the place of brokeness before we will give Him our attention. It is hard to understand why things happen especially when they seem extremely tragic or unnecessary in our opinion. These are the times when we are grieving over the loss of a loved one or over something that seems so devastating that our hearts feel as if they …
Learning to Wait
Learning to wait is the hardest thing to do. The word “wait” means to: stay in place in expectation, to delay serving, to remain stationary in readiness or expectation, to look forward expectantly, to be ready and available. In a recent lesson in Genesis, Sarai (Sarah after God changed her name) gives Hagar to Abram (Abraham) to father a child because it seemed apparent to both Sarai and Abram that what God had promised wasn’t happening. Knowing the promise and …