Worldly wisdom: Waiting is an evil to eliminate.
Godly wisdom: Waiting is a virtue to cultivate.
Christianity is, by definition, a religion of delayed gratification. How we wait will mark us as sojourners and strangers in an instant gratification world.
When you sit with someone who is suffering, grieving, sorrowing, you are sitting face-to-face with a grief that your Lord has carried. There is no tragedyโor sin for that matterโthat you will encounter in anotherโs life or in your own that He has not borne.
Sisters in Christ,
your gracious Savior
whom you follow
and by whom you were called and from whom youโve learned the truth of the gospel
and for whom you labor and for whose sake you show up
sees you,
loves you
and knows.
Keep going.
Jesus is worthy of your all.
You can read and even encourage other people to read books you don't completely agree with. I don't know why this needs to be said in the Year of Our Lord 2023, but here we are.
@becky_lile How to Survive a Shipwreck by @theboyonthebike and I still believe I would love it but it was particularly significant during a hard season of my life.
@Matt_Svoboda@BethMooreLPM I will be one of them :) Iโm a first generation Christian who went to a Beth Moore Bible study to meet friends when I first moved to TX. I met Jesus instead. ๐๐ผ