"But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.'" (Luke 2:10) Most of the time, we're waiting on good news of some kind. We're checking our inboxes, hoping for the call or the text, and scrolling our social media feeds. Maybe we're waiting on something monumental, or perhaps just a little happy moment. What good news are you waiting for? The announcement of a milestone moment in a loved one's life? The baby to be born? Continue Reading
Patience = Secret Ingredient to Follow God’s Plan {Recharge Wednesday}
The clock showed 5:30 am. I could certainly stay in bed for another hour, but I knew better. I had been trying to fall asleep again for the past hour to no avail. So I dragged my tired self out of bed, thanking God for coffee. “Fortunately,” I thought, “I don’t have to wait for an entire pot of java to brew.” Several years ago, I discovered the marvel of one-cup coffee machines. Thank you, Lord. I hit the power button and waited for the three lights to announce that the machine was ready Continue Reading
Waiting Isn’t Passive {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Our days and lives are filled with waiting. For good, for bad, for new, for people, for change. (For pandemics to end!) Waiting is a God-designed practice. However, as the worn, torn magazines in waiting rooms around the world can attest, patience in the waiting isn’t a natural virtue. Waiting makes some of us crazy. In fact, I’m pretty sure if God wanted to test us before we entered heaven to see how much we learned on earth, my exam would be “Sit right here. He’ll call you when He’s Continue Reading
The Waiting Game – NOT Your Turn {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
Three hundred voices joined together to sing the same measure one more time. The director had to stop practice several times, because one or two individuals repeatedly missed a rest. Invariably, every time a group this large stops singing at any given part of a song, a single voice stands out like a sore thumb. And so, we practiced the same musical phrase, again and again, until the entire group recognized the rest in the measure – a crucial pause to translate the dramatic nuances of the Continue Reading
