The Delivery Room called Patience

Our interaction with God is not transactional, but relational. The quicker one realizes that, the better. That is why we pray for days, months, or even years to receive a certain response from God. That is why we search through the Scriptures to find a single truth. We search, linger, and wait for answers that …

Waiters and Watchers of God

‘But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint’ ~ Isaiah 40:31 It first started with mankind hiding from God. After Adam and Eve sinned because they ate from the tree …

At the Last Day

Probably by now you have come to learn that God does not come at our own timings or biddings. In fact, it is not for us ‘to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority’ (Acts 1:7). God’s perfect timing and appearing seems what we would term as the last …

Appearances of Delay

‘I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it’ (Ezekiel 22:14). God has spoken many things to us chiefly through His Word and in our personal lives as well. But when it comes to seeing them actually happen, some seemingly take longer than expected. We then invoke the proverb like the house of Israel, …

Little by Little

Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land ~ Exodus 23:30 God telling Moses that He will send an angel ahead of him to prepare the way and bring the Israelites to the promised land, stresses on the procedure in occupying the …

Impatiently Patient

I hate waiting. That's why I fidget and constantly watch the clock in waiting rooms. That's why I choose the shortest queues at supermarkets. That's why I ‘lose it’ when I visit Government offices. That's why buffering inspires my fingers to do uncoordinated dances on the keyboard. That's why I stare at my screen till …

Of Waiting and Waiting…

I browse through my phone with no particular aim, other than that of passing time. Half an hour has passed and dust is collecting on my table. One more pull of the straw and my now tepid drink will be over. I reserve my last pull as the final act before surrendering my patience. I …