Hope Deferred

Are you in the process of giving birth? Has the Father ever given you a promise? Are you waiting for something, and it just seems never to come, or worse, when it arrives, no one seems joyous? Mark my word; some shepherds were watching their flocks by night, and they were very joyous of the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes. They may not have been who others expected to be there, but they were who God sent.
I don’t know what your birthing in your spirit, but I know it is precious to the Father, and I know that He will ultimately send you mentors, midwives, and a covering for your child, your purpose. “A man’s gift opens doors for him and brings him before great men” (Proverbs 18:16, BSB).

We often wait patiently for certain things to transpire or come to pass. Unfortunately, at times, the things we hope for, long for, and cry out to the Holy One for do not materialize or happen when we feel they should. Occasionally, they do not happen at all. Sometimes, God withholds the desire of our hearts until we are mature enough to handle them, and other times, he waits until the circumstances are like Lazarus, a stinking, rotting mess.