All tagged waiting
See, oftentimes when we pray, we pray out of fear. We beg God to come through for us, but deep down we really don’t believe that He will. Why is that? Could it be we’re disheartened from praying, asking, and receiving no answer? Or could it also be that we’ve lost sight of who God is and who we are?
Where do we draw the line between wanting and waiting, trusting and pursuing, being hopeful but feeling hopeless? It’s a difficult balance. Even in dating relationships, there’s trouble. They end sometimes just as quickly as they begin. And we’re left with a bunch of brokenhearted people, searching to fill the areas of their hearts that have been left empty.
In the moments I’m tempted to settle for what’s comfortable and known, He reminds me that there is more. There is so much more for the struggles I face, so much more than for unanswered questions and unfulfilled dreams. There is more life to be found and more joy to abound—if I’d only stay connected to the One who does these things.
God’s greatest work isn’t what’s on the other side, but it’s in the waiting. It’s right here, right now. What He’s doing in this season isn’t so small, but it’s the stage upon which He speaks.
"I know breakthrough is coming / by faith I see a miracle." But what about my miracle?
