Good Morning Girls!  Yesterday I turned on Joyce Meyer, and she spent 10 minutes talking about the very verse I had planned for today!  She focused on a totally different point than I had planned (which was awesome, and I am tempted to "borrow" it someday), but our thinking was the same. I love it when the Lord does that!  I love it when He gives me these little signs that I am on track and truly hearing the direction He wants me to go in.  More than ever I feel my life lining up with what the Lord has in store for me.  However, more than ever, the last few days,  I have wanted to do what I call, "pulling a Sarah".  I want to take matters into my own hands.  I want to change my situation.  I want to make something happen.  I want to try it my way.  I want to do all of this despite the fact that I know as I know as I know that self promotion only leads to failure and sorrow.  Lets take a look at Sarah.  She wanted a child.  God had already promised Abraham a family so numerous they could not be counted.  Abraham took hold of that promise and waited.  Sarah on the other hand laughed, probably thinking to herself "I'll believe it when I see it".  As time passed, Abraham held on to Gods promise.  Sarah, now desiring the promise to be true, grew impatient.  She decided to "make it happen".  She took it upon herself to fulfill the promise God had made.  Not a wise decision.  She sent her servant girl to sleep with Abraham.  She had a baby.  Afterward, the servant treated Sarah with contempt, and Sarah realized that her way not only brought her sorrow, but it was not the same as having Gods promise fulfilled Gods way.  Sarah learned the hard way.  In the end, Gods promise was fulfilled for both of them.  The difference is, Sarah had to experience deep sorrow, frustration, and pain.  Abraham did not.  The end result for both of them the same, the journey along the way, very different.  So on a day like today, when I feel things aren't happening fast enough, not only do I think about how Abraham waited patiently, I think about the hard lessons Sarah had to learn, and determine to have my waiting period resemble that of Abraham. 

Hebrews 6:15 NIV And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised

Love you all-
Jen