If we already have
something, we don’t need to hope for it. But if we look forward to
something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently. ~ Romans
8:24-25 NLT
“Haven’t Met You Yet” by Michael Bublé was popular when I
was pregnant with Savannah. Brad claimed it as his “Daddy-Daughter” song
because she was already wrapping him around her little finger and he hadn’t met
her, yet. Yet marks a spot in time
and says, “Up to this point, I haven’t experienced it, but I fully expect that
it will happen.”
At some point in life, we all had hopes and dreams. Since
most of us aren’t living those dreams, something must have happened along the
way. When hope is deferred—due to continuous disappointments—the heart becomes
sick, but when the door opens enough that you can see and feel breakthrough,
you feel alive and passionate again, (Proverbs 13:12). Anything worth
having—and the things you appreciate the most—are the things you achieve
through perseverance, prayer, and faith. There are many things I’ve had to wait
for and many more that I’m still waiting for God to fulfill.
Waiting can be so hard, because while we’re trying to
stand firm, the enemy is daily trying to beat us down so we’ll give up and not
do the things God has prepared in advance for us. But we are encouraged to be
strong, not grow weary, and not give up, because when we persevere we will see
the reward at the proper time, (2 Chronicles 15:7; Galatians 6:9).
©Heather Potts 2016
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