Delays Are in Our Minds, Not in the Mind of God

“Adam knew his wife and she conceived and bore Cain.” Genesis 4:1

The modern mantra, “I want it all and I want it NOW!” is not really a new expectation. God had promised Eve that her offspring would crush Satan’s head. Now she and Adam had an offspring and what did they expect? They expected their desires would be fulfilled NOW. They named their first little boy Cain which means “spear”. This was the kid who would end their exile from Eden and give them back the good life; only it wasn’t.

Their next little boy was born with much lower expectations. Abel’s name means “emptiness”. His parents had abandoned the hope that their punishment for sin would be short-lived. What happens when we don’t get from God what we want when we want it? Do we conclude that He really doesn’t care, or do we trust that He is always caring and press on with a life of daily obedience and a continued walk of faith? Peter assures of this one great truth, “He {God} cares for you.”

Dear Father, Help me remember that You are always good and always care for me. Amen.

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