Women of Light Magazine: Issue 02

Waiting, I’ve found, hurts—because it means you’re
without something you yearn for deeply.
that day three years ago, slowly, something else is
all the while, God is working to use those things to
can be trusted. Do we trust Him to provide? Do we
trust that He has our best in mind?
because I know many married people who are still
learning them in marriage, and many others who are
doing a better job at them than anyone else I know,
yet remain single. These are areas we learn and
that it is never wasted. God always has a purpose in
it.
There are a million ways God has used this season
God, why are You having
me wait so long? Have You
forgotten about me?
doubt and distrust, suggesting that the Tree banned
our highest good.
The waiting exposes lies of the heart, so God
can water them with the truth of His goodness,
faithfulness, and steadfast love. The watering and
waiting give life to beauty—a heart that holds the
peace and freedom of knowing God is good, and
that He can be trusted.
Time and time again, God has shown me His
character and His heart towards me, and those
streams continue to give shape to a heart that rests
know that His ways are higher than my ways and
It means knowing that He will always tend to my
heart’s deepest need, even when it isn’t the need I
perceive.
and loves us more than we know.
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