Facing delay

When God allows us to be hemmed in by impossibilities, He is merely setting the stage for us to experience the miraculous!
quote by Marc A. Dupont

We give up on God too soon. In our takeaway world we are always in a rush. We expect God to be in one too. “Now Lord now – You must act now.” However, unlike us, God is never in a hurry. He knows the end from the beginning and He takes His time.

His time is the right time for us. The delays are for our benefit, not His. God is for us not against us. His delays are for us too.

In the delay we either give up or we come a lot closer to God. Delays purify faith, because delays get rid of all that is not faith – Wishful thinking, hype, emotion and hope in our own ability. These quickly fade in the face of delay.

After delay, long delay, there is an emptiness about us. Our faith which once seemed as big as the mountains we sought to move, lies shattered in a small heap before us. It looks so weak and fragile. However this is faith that has held onto God through the tough wilderness times. This purified raw trust in God has been concentrated through the process. Nothing is left in it to water it down.

Then God whispers “now,” and the creative miracles are released.

Be Free
Bob Lipsys