Fantastic Friday #375 - Delay

Delay

³⁶ You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. ³⁷ For,

“In just a little while,
    he who is coming will come
    and will not delay.”

³⁸ And,
“But my righteous one will live by faith.
    And I take no pleasure
    in the one who shrinks back.” Hebrews 10:36-38

While playing a ballgame this week, we experienced a weather delay due to lightning and a storm in the area.  We were ahead by a significant margin, but the game was far from over.  During this delay so many negative things could have happened which could have impacted how the game would turn out, but the team achieved victory by relaxing and maintaining an intense focus on their goal.  The same thing can apply to our Christian walk and our life in general.  Many times there are challenges in our lives like broken cars, health and money issues, and family difficulties that present themselves at the most inopportune time. The thing we seem to forget is that God, who has already won the victory for us, places these challenges in our lives to test our faith and reliance on Him.  We can look at these delays in our life as a major issue that is not easily overcome, or we can look at these delays as a small blip in our lives that is not even close to what Christ has already done for us.  We need to look at the delays in our life as a moment for us to live by faith, maintaining our focus on the end goal of spending eternity with our Father in Heaven.  Stay focused, don't look negatively at these delays, but find the pleasure in our lives that God has provided.

Have a great weekend.