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Little One! He’s home! Oh, Little One, we’ve missed you so much!

Let’s settle down in the shade, Little One, and you tell me what has happened since you left the pasture.

Arnold told us your shepherd took you to another pasture because some wolves came into the area. Did you actually see the wolves yourself? What’s that, Little One? You don’t want to tell us the whole story right now? Why? When will you tell us? You say you’ll tell us the story but not all at once? But what will we do while we’re waiting?

Dear woman friend reading this, do you ever feel like God is making you wait? Like Little One is making us wait to hear about his adventures? Why does God do that?

Have you ever baked a cake? You know how you put all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix them. Then you pour the batter into the pan and put the pan in the oven. Then what? You wait. Why? It takes time to bake a cake. Those ingredients will taste much better once the cake is baked.

Why does God make us wait sometimes? There are lots of reasons. Maybe the time isn’t right. Maybe we need to learn something first. Maybe something else has to happen first. Does God make us wait just to be mean? No, that’s not in His nature. Whatever God’s reason for making us wait sometimes, we can be sure that it is for our good and for His glory.

Yes, it’s tough to wait. Especially since technology has made waiting a thing of the past in many areas. Instant gratification. We want it and we want it NOW! But like we have to wait while the cake bakes, sometimes we have to wait for something we want. Like hearing about Little One’s adventures.