tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post1582506879663524781..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: Waiting is Un-AmericanGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-72092496319669741922014-02-27T12:22:19.766-06:002014-02-27T12:22:19.766-06:00Our culture certainly does not like to wait. It...Our culture certainly does not like to wait. It's ingrained into us to "hurry". I like what you said, God is not American. <br />We need to stop trying to make Him into one by pressing Him to do things in our time. <br /><br />Great post.TC Aveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686886257486186821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-38032262224113963792014-02-26T19:48:03.865-06:002014-02-26T19:48:03.865-06:00Ugh
I do not wait well. And often its because I...Ugh<br /> I do not wait well. And often its because I don't trust God. And you are right about the stop light. David Ruperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765017700988820676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-13880724517576120292014-02-26T19:19:39.877-06:002014-02-26T19:19:39.877-06:00"God, however, is not American." Yeah, t..."God, however, is not American." Yeah, that's great. :) Waiting can seem so cumbersome, but it's great to see how much is accomplished in those times. Maybe one day I'll even come to appreciate those times before they are over. Thanks Glynn. jasonShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420776820764592085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-2730442540678098332014-02-26T13:14:46.952-06:002014-02-26T13:14:46.952-06:00If you grew-up in the midwest, you would think tha...If you grew-up in the midwest, you would think that the red traffic light, even at 2 am and no other car on the road, is for the timing to be right to keep you safe from something down the road.<br /><br />But if you live in Chicago, you better step on the gas as soon as the light turns green or the driver behind you will stick their head out of the car, pound on the roof of the car while blowing the horn and yelling obscenities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-56102136134410096992014-02-26T05:48:11.182-06:002014-02-26T05:48:11.182-06:00"There is a purpose in waiting, and it’s not ..."There is a purpose in waiting, and it’s not our purpose." That right there is the crux of the problem - the lack of control, the surrender to what is, that is inherent in waiting. And, "the bible is filled with people waiting" - yes, when I grow tired with my waiting, I find I have so many friends and examples in scripture. What I appreciate, also, is that many people in the bible, even the righteous ones, found the strain of waiting to be so great that they waited poorly - thinking of Abraham and Sarah who used Hagar to try to make things happen on their own.kchripczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585289101589690551noreply@blogger.com