GIVE GOD TIME

“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.” James 1:2-4


I wish I were perfect. Too many times I look at my immediate situation and begin to hope for the future. Staying in the moment is difficult and frustrating. Escaping the moment can be detrimental if it's through a means that God isn't involved or hasn't achieved the purpose for which the moment was created for. I ask God for grace to bear the weight of the moment as He perfects me and brings peace and patience. God is always up to something, but He is more of a slow cooker than a microwave. We live in a culture of immediate gratification. You can literally order a full meal for a family and pick it up "at the next window, please". The Lord can free us and do things in any timeframe He chooses, but generally He likes using time. He could have created everything in a moment, but He chose days. He could have sent Jesus in the beginning, but He waited thousands of years. He could have spared Jesus life, but chose to let Him suffer and die before raising Him in 3 days. Embrace the wait.