Wednesday, August 22, 2018

SABRINA Good morning, I am Sabrina Williams, Director of Children and Family ministry at Central. Arguably one of the most difficult concepts in life to grasp is waiting patiently. When we are waiting for test results or treatments to be over, a troubled marriage to “make a turn,” a troubled child to find peace, a loved one to return home from overseas - waiting is oh so hard. Psalm 62 reminds us “For God alone my soul waits in silence. He alone is my rock and salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.” Sometimes what we learn and who we become in the process of waiting is even more important than what we are waiting for. Not all desires and dreams will come true. Some will just teach us how to wait. These wishes bring us not an instant blessing, but a lifelong lesson. During the seasons of waiting, remember this: “the stretching of faith is immediate discomfort that results in ultimate gain, for it is in the waiting we become who we are meant to be, and our faith and trust in God becomes stronger and more intimate.