Imagine this: you serve God all your life and the only thing you ever asked from Him was to have a family of your own. But a long time has passed and you’re still alone. You even pretend not to care the whole week, but when Saturday comes and you find yourself all alone in your room, emotions start taking over your mood... you feel sad. It’s not that God hasn’t been enough for you, it’s just that you want to share this happiness He has given you with someone too.

Think about Abraham, It took him more than twenty years to see the one thing he wanted in his life, God’s initial promise, a son. Although God promised Abraham much more than just a son, it was the one thing he wanted the most in his life... In fact, Abraham didn’t see all God’s promises come true in his lifetime - we did.

For us, everything that happened to Abraham makes sense. For Abraham, at the time, it didn’t. We know his story, he didn’t. If God had given Abraham a son right in the beginning of his journey, would he have had the faith to sacrifice him to God later on? Of course not! Those twentysomething years molded Abraham to the man we know today: God’s true friend, the father of faith, the blessing itself!

God knows how tough it is for you to be lonely... He knows how hard you try not to notice it in your life, and He truly appreciates your trust in Him. There’s a reason for this wait, though we may only find out about it later, it’s reassuring to know He is in control. There’ll be a story to tell, an amazing story of love and trust, and you will be the main character in it.

In Faith
by Cristiane Cardoso