Waiting, Waiting, Waiting (Genesis 16) [Jay Thomas]

Worse than failure as you follow God - much, much worse - is success in living apart from Him. In fact, the truth of the matter is: when you fail in the things of this world precisely because you are following God, that is ACTUALLY success. So, what do we do when there is a gap, maybe a big gap, between the promises of God and our present reality? What do we do with so much waiting around for God to act on his promises? Genesis 16 is another story of dealing with that waiting period and it is a very provocative story that is extraordinarily realistic in its representation of human fear and brokenness when faith is tested but also a beautiful testimony of God's patience and grace with us and His dogged commitment to keep his promises.