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“Then he waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; but she did not return to him again.” Genesis 8:12 (NAS)

Have you ever been in a holding pattern waiting to take off?  So much ahead that we are ready to be a part of it.  Maybe it’s here, but then you find out it could be there.  No decisions to make because the final answer hasn’t arrived.  Maybe it won’t, maybe the current location is the correct location.  Head’s spinning, wondering, trusting, and waiting. Where are you?

Maybe we’re like Noah working so long, gathering and loading – watching for what God has spoken, only to wait again while those outside think we’ve lost our mind.  Then the rain came, and came, and came for 40 days.  In an ark for 40 days with family and animals, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, just trusting and obeying.  Waiting for the earth to dry up.  Waiting to get out of the boat. Waiting to start over.  The excitement, apprehension, thoughts of how to rebuild, things to do differently.  So much to absorb, yet with God it is possible.  With God the strength is found.  When closeness is required, growth is unavoidable.  How would Noah advise us today on how to handle our waiting patterns?  Probably, he would ask are we learning the lessons we are meant to learn while we are waiting?  Let’s ask God what He has in mind for us. It’s easy to get caught up in the future of what will be and miss what is now.  Don’t miss the opportunity of the moment that is right here, right now.

“Father, forgive my impatience, grow me, shape me, mold me as I trust you for the answers.”

For His Glory

Debbie Struble
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