A song our church loves to sing is, “Waymaker.” A few weeks ago I was humming it in my home and I thought to myself, God is also a “Wait Maker.” God will purposefully put us through a waiting period to either: 1.) teach us patience, 2.) prepare us for growth, 3.) show His glory, or 4.) for reasons unknown. “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my…
“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly” (Matthew 6:6, NKJV) I enjoy eating out—a night free from cooking and a time to relax with friends! Often there will be several of us together, and conversations just swirl around the table. One person might be relating a happening at work to another. Across the table, someone else shares a funny story with the one beside her. I hear snatches of conversations around…
Growing up, my parents taught my siblings and me what it meant to live a blessed life. I heard phrases like we are blessed to be a blessing. A heart that gives is able to receive. God blesses us in ways is ways others might not see. When you live an outward-focused life, God blesses. Even amid financial trouble, health scares, and countless faith-building situations, my parents never wavered in their belief of that. I continued through much of my life, believing wholeheartedly the same idea. It wasn’t until I encountered my own faith-building situation where I understood it for…