Waiting on God

Visiting our daughter in China involves waiting in a lot of lines. First, my husband and I queue up at the Chinese consulate in Chicago to obtain our visas. In fact, we usually do this several times for just one visa, because inevitably the rules will have…

We’ve all experienced the frustration of waiting. Waiting in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Waiting through airport security. Waiting for service in a restaurant. Waiting to hear, “You’ve got the job!” Waiting for wedding bells. Waiting for test results. Waiting to be reconciled with a loved one. And we despise it.…

Are you sitting in one of life’s waiting rooms? Waiting for Mr. Right? For a child? For a new job? I’ve been there too. And I have to admit, I didn’t wait well. I complained. I griped. I made sure God knew that I didn’t…

My husband and I were driving to Columbia, Missouri to visit our son and his wife. It was a beautiful sunny day and were were enjoying the six-hour drive until… Traffic on the Interstate slowed and stopped. Instead of zipping along at 70 miles per…

  Are you in a season of waiting? One of my friends feels like she is in a state of limbo right now. She and her husband are considering moving away from cold Illinois winters to a warmer climate. But because they have not yet…

Waiting is not my best thing. But the story of Elizabeth in the Bible helped me learn something important during a period of waiting. Elizabeth had a long wait. The Bible tells us that the mother of John the Baptist was “advanced in years” when…

Seasons of waiting and delay frustrate us–especially if we have trouble finding purpose in the wait. Elizabeth had a long wait. The Bible tells us that the mother of John the Baptist was “advanced in years” when she gave birth to him. Elizabeth waited a…

Hold up your hand if you like waiting. Although I can’t see your hands through the computer screen, I would venture that no one raised her hand. And yet, because we often need to wait, we want to learn how to wait well I hate…

I despise waiting. I hate the word wait. I don’t like being put on hold on the telephone. I hate slow service in a restaurant. I despise long lines in the grocery store. I especially hate delays when I come to God with desperate prayers.…