waiting is a choice

Galatians 6:9 "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

When a stone sculptor is trying to sculpt a masterpiece, do you think the first time he hits the chisel with the hammer everything’s going to fall off and it will be a beautiful sculpture? No. He has to keep hitting it and hitting it, chipping away. And that’s the way life is. Nothing really worthwhile ever comes easy in life. You keep hitting it and going after it – and little by little your life becomes a masterpiece.

nothing worthwhile ever happens without endurance and energy. life is a mixture of good and bad. You can be realistic, but you also need to be optimistic because you are a Christian.God’s delay is not a denial. Just because you haven’t had the answer or the miracle yet, that doesn’t mean God isn’t going to do it eventually. It simply means not yet! Maturity is knowing the difference between, “No,” and “Not yet,” between a delay and a denial. (adapted from an article from Rick Warren)

Habakkuk 2:3 "for the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. though it lingers, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay."

thanks for the two words. they came timely and refreshed me anew. i will wait, Lord. i will, by Your hands You will take me.

listening: drizzling rain outside my window