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Waiting On God

DAY 1 OF 3

The Lord Is Compassionate

I spend a lot of time in waiting rooms. In fact, I’m writing this from the waiting room where I spend six hours every week waiting for my daughter to finish various therapies.

And it’s an interesting place to be. We all sit in the same blue and orange chairs, pull out our white headphones, open our laptops, and wait-- for the session to finish, for milestones to be reached. Sometimes, we plug in each other’s chargers or comment on conversations we were pretending not to overhear.

We wait together; we wait separately.

Because even though we go through similar things, there is no one else sitting in my chair, waiting exactly as I wait.

But, it’s a funny thing that God does-- even while I feel Him sanding down my soul with each tick of the clock, He surrounds me.

He surrounds me even here, in the dullness of waiting. I look up and accidentally catch the eye of a stranger. She gives me a quick, knowing smile. And I know she really sees me. She gets it.

In a million little mercies, He surrounds me with Himself. I breathe in His compassion, and He renews my strength.

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Day 2

About this Plan

Waiting On God

You’re waiting for something good. You want it so badly you can taste it. But, it seems like time drags as you wait for your answer. To wait on God and trust Him in the process can feel impossible. Waiting wears down our patience, but God always uses those seasons to refine us and deepen our intimacy with Him. In this three-day plan, pray through your season of waiting and see God as compassionate, faithful, and enough.

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