(6 min. devotion on John 11)
Have you ever had to wait a long time for God to answer one of your prayers? I have. And that kind of waiting can be truly hard.
When God delays in answering our prayers, we’re often tempted to make wrong assumptions…
2 Ways God Works in Our Waiting
(6 minute devotion on Luke 1:24-25)
Whether you’ve been forgotten in a doctor’s waiting room or you’ve impatiently tapped your toe in a wrap-around-the-building ticket line, you can probably attest to the truth that waiting is hard. But in my experience, there’s one kind of waiting that is especially difficult to endure…
Waiting and Hoping in the Dark
My sleepy eyes popped open with a start and a grimace. “What in the world was that pain?” A couple hours later, I added another question my worries, “why isn’t the pain going away?” I looked at the clock. The doctor’s office wouldn’t be open for hours, yet. Just wait a little longer, I reasoned. Maybe this will […]
When You Don’t See Fruit
We would all love to be resilient and fruitful. And yet many of us go through seasons where we can’t immediately spot the fruit in our own lives. If this sounds familiar to you, take heart…
Seasons
The air is getting crisp and leaves are beginning to change their colors. We just passed the 1st day of fall on the calendar. It’s the beginning of a new season. But have you ever noticed that stores start stocking new seasonal items far in advance? They begin advertising back-to-school and pumpkin spice while summer […]
Fountain of Faithfulness
God had proven Himself faithful to the Israelites. He parted the red sea so they could escape from Egypt and as they wandered in the desert, He turned an ordinary rock into a water fountain so they wouldn’t go thirsty. But it didn’t make much of an impression on His people—at least not a lasting […]