Waiting.... Waiting

• Noah waited 120 years from the time he started building the ark until it began to rain.

• Abraham was told he would be the father of a great nation and didn't have a child until he was 99.

• God told Moses he would be the leader to lead his people out of 400 years of slavery, but then made him wait in the desert 40 years.

• Joseph spent years in prison before God raised him up and he became the ruler God wanted him to be.

• God had David anointed as king, but then David waited for years until he actually got to be king.

• Even Jesus waited for 30 years in the carpenter's shop before setting out on his public ministry.

We all have to go through these waiting periods.

Why do we wait?

It teaches us to trust in God.

We learn that His timing is perfect.

We learn that God's delay never destroys His purpose.

A delay is not a denial. As Children we must learn the difference between "no" and "not yet,". Many times we think God is saying, "No," but He is saying, "Not yet."

{Aside: If you have learned any secrets to decern God's "Not yet" from His "No," drop in a line. :-) }