Divine Delays

Mark Batterson, Sr Pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC led a Life Group Bible Study on the interesting subject of Divine Delays. He explaied that sometimes when we are hurrying along in life wanting to get from point A to point B as fast as possible, God is more concerned with our journey than our travel time.

Have you discovered God's purpose for your life? Do you have a five, ten or twenty-five year plan to fulfill that Divine destiny? Before you make too many plans to get where you want to be, take time to consider the process by which you'll arrive. Consider Abraham and Sarah and the Divine Delays that God used in their lives before fulfilling the promise He made to them.

Sometimes we sense God stirring us towards a particular project or ministry only to end in what the world (or even, we) would consider "failure" or "significant delays." In the midst of our brooding, God has done something magnificent, though. He has used our circumstances to grow us in wisdom, patience and probably one or two other areas in which we need growth.

When you look back at your life, what Divine Delays have you experienced? How have they been used in your life to be an advantage or blessing today?