On Sunday, in church, we heard about God's promise to Abram that he would make him a great nation. The focus of the sermon was on the failure of Abram and Saraii to be patient enough.
In an art song I sang years ago, the words went: "Oh rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him, and He will give you your heart's desire."
Why is waiting for something important so difficult? We want to know right now who wins the election. And, by all accounts, we will know by morning at the latest. I can't wait 24 hours?
Abram waited until he was 99 to become a father. And when this country was founded, it took weeks to learn the results of an election -- a new president did not know he had been elected until the Electoral College vote had been taken and reported to Congress.
I am trying right now to be patient. If John Adams could be, then so can I.
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