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Have you ever wished you were further along in life than you are? 

Maybe you’ve reached a point where you’re ready to be done with high school and graduate. It’s gotten to the point where you’re not giving your best efforts anymore. Your attitude has taken a turn for the worst. 

Or maybe you keep tripping up in the same way. You wish you were further along in your faith and keep praying and asking God to help you in this area, but nothing seems to be changing. You may start to feel impatient with God or feel like he’s not really there for you.

There are a million situations that can cause us to feel this way. 

While it’s awesome to look forward to and get excited about the future, there are points when it can grow into discontent or restlessness. We grow impatient with our current circumstances.

Abram and Sarai were getting old and desperately wanted a child. They waited for a time but weren’t getting any younger. So, they took things into their own hands. 

Sarai gave Abram her servant, Hagar, to sleep with. Long story short, Hagar became pregnant and gave Abram a child, Ishmael. However, it didn’t come without a cost - it left people feeling bitter, hurt, and betrayed. You’ll have to read the entire story for all the details.

Abram and Sarai weren’t patient in the process. 

God had good things planned for them. He would eventually give them a child of their own, Isaac. However, Abram and Sarai grew impatient with their circumstance and rushed ahead of God. 

Don’t rush ahead of God. Don’t get so focused on someday that you miss out on what God has for you this day.