I don’t know many people that don’t love Christmas, but I do know a lot of people that hate waiting for Christmas morning, especially children!
Bridget will shop for months in advance to find just the right gifts for each one of our grandchildren. She’ll carefully wrap each present with fancy bows and ribbons, all while knowing that her months of tender, loving, intentional planning and preparation will be over with a flurry of ripping and shredding in less than 15 minutes at the most. Some will be happy with the new bicycle, while some will be disappointed with the new socks and underwear, but the excitement of the anticipation lingers on.
And, you know, I suppose, if we’re honest, every one of us can be just like that with God. We’ve let Him know exactly what we want and what we don’t want in our life, we remind Him of the good things we’ve done and why He should give us what we ask for, and then we wait for Him to answer our prayers the way we asked Him to. After all, we’re His child and He promised to give us the desires of our heart, right?
But sometimes, we wait, and we wait, and we wait, and our Christmas morning never comes. Our prayers go unanswered, and we’re forced to wait on God. That’s not fun, is it? No one likes to wait for anything we ask of Him, especially when we feel we really need it or deserve it right then.
So, what are we to do in those moments? What are we to do while we wait for God’s answer to come? How do we keep it all together spiritually in the meantime?
Well, stay with me, because that’s what I’ll be talking about today as we find out why: It’s Worth the Wait! That’s coming up on this episode of Living Lite Today!
Living Lite Today with Ron Lambros
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