Listen to me, you that pursue righteousness, you that seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug. Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for he was but one when I called him, but I blessed him and made him many. For the Lord will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places, and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song. (Isaiah 51:1-3, NRSV)
When we seek the Lord and follow Him our lives are automatically sunshine and roses, right?
No! We know that life does not work that way. Just because we are in a relationship with the author and creator of the universe does not mean that we do not know pain, or suffering. We still are alive here in this world and therefore our sinfulness and humanness are a part of the picture.
But God does promise that there are blessings in store for us, if we follow and wait for it. Good things come to those who wait, and the blessing we will get from God will be well worth the wait.
So wait for it… wait for it…
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