{"id":2032,"date":"2024-02-12T06:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorihatcher.com\/?p=2032"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:14:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:14:15","slug":"powerful-comfort-when-the-answers-are-slow-in-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorihatcher.com\/?p=2032","title":{"rendered":"Powerful Comfort When the Answers Are Slow in Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, <em>A Word for Your Day, 66 Devotions to Refresh Your Mind<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/34t5k7j9\"> <\/a><\/em>released. Because of kind and supportive readers like you, it ranked as a Top Ten New Release on Amazon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, I\u2019d like to share one more excerpt as a thank you. If it blesses you, I hope you\u2019ll add <em>A Word for Your Day <\/em>to your reading list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wait<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Habakkuk 2:3<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Winter lasts forever in New England.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We used to say my home state of Rhode Island has three seasons, not four\u2014June, July, and winter. From the first frost of October to the last frost of May, the landscape shivers under grey skies, damp air, and icy blankets of snow. The growing season is short. Farmers and amateur gardeners often wait until after Memorial Day to sow their seeds and plant their tender plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year at Easter my mother would gather my sisters and me, dressed in our holiday finery, for a picture. One snapshot stands out in my memory. Taken during the first week of April, the grainy image shows the three of us huddled together on the front porch with purple crocuses poking through the snow at our feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I\u2019ve weathered quite a few long winters.<\/strong> Some I\u2019ve marked on the calendar, crossing out days with big red Xs as the months creep by. Others I\u2019ve marked with tear-filled journal entries and agonizing seasons of prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A prodigal child, a struggling marriage, or a relational conflict can cause even the steadiest hope to wobble. A long season of unemployment or a loved one battling addiction invites Satan\u2019s icy fingers to clutch at our hearts and squeeze the breath from our lungs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years of unanswered prayers for a baby, a spouse, or a dream rattle the leaves of hope, scattering the precious few that cling to the branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When you\u2019re in the middle of a long winter, spring seems very far away.<\/strong> It\u2019s easy to imagine, as C. S. Lewis wrote of the fictional world of Narnia, that it will be \u201calways winter and never Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why I take comfort in these verses in the tiny book of Habakkuk. They remind me that though God\u2019s answer seems long in coming, it will come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prophet Habakkuk groaned under God\u2019s seeming disinterest in the chaos that surrounded him. Evil acts, lawlessness, and injustice troubled his world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?\u201d he wailed to the sky. \u201cOr cry out to you, \u2018Violence!\u2019 but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?\u201d (Habakkuk 1:2\u20133).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I\u2019ve often prayed Habakkuk-type prayers, asking God, \u201cHow long?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How long will it take for a loved one to recognize the self-destructive path they\u2019re on and repent? How long will the godly suffer with no one to rescue them? How long will people struggle with cancer, or Parkinson\u2019s, or depression before they experience a breakthrough?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLook at the nations and watch,\u201d the Lord replies to Habakkuk\u2019s question, \u201cand be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told\u201d (v. 5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>God reminded Habakkuk that though answers seem slow in coming, he could trust His timing.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And he could trust that the means God used would accomplish His good and perfect will, even when they weren\u2019t what he expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Long before my sisters and I glimpsed the crocus petals pushing through the snow that Easter day, God was at work.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When last year\u2019s blossoms died, He\u2019d already begun the process of rebirth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All seemed frozen and dead to the watching world. But God was working where we couldn\u2019t see. First the roots emerged, drinking in life-giving water, and pushing deep into the icy soil. Then the leaves unfurled. Finally, the stalk pushed through the snow. \u201cThough it linger, wait for it,\u201d God said to Habakkuk. \u201cIt will certainly come and will not delay\u201d (2:3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, one snowy day no different from all the rest, beauty erupted from the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And we marveled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Crocuses in the snow.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may have sown the seeds of faith into your children, but the soil of their heart seems frozen solid. Perhaps you\u2019ve planted snips of kindness into relationships that shiver with cold. Maybe you\u2019ve watered the ground with your prayer-soaked tears, but the landscape stretches before you like a polar expanse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Don\u2019t give up.<\/strong> Believe that the God who is always at work is working for you. Sight unseen. Accomplishing His purposes, in His way, in His timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Lord is in his holy temple,\u201d Habakkuk declares (v. 20).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lorihatcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_5879-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2036\" style=\"width:264px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorihatcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_5879-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lorihatcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_5879-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lori and A Word for Your Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe just shall live by his faith\u201d (v. 4 NKJV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trust in the Lord. Don\u2019t give up hope.&nbsp;<strong>Wait.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This post is an excerpt from the book,&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/34t5k7j9\">A Word for Your Day, 66 Devotions to Refresh Your Mind,<\/a>&nbsp;<em>by Lori Hatcher, published by Our Daily Bread Publishing and used with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Order Your Copy from One of These Fine Retailers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purchase your copy on Amazon:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/34t5k7j9\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/34t5k7j9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Daily Bread Publishing:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mwwhya9h\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mwwhya9h<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ChristianBook.com:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/rwp9yt2c\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/rwp9yt2c<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/lorihatcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-Word-for-Your-Day-Available-Now.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorihatcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-Word-for-Your-Day-Available-Now.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lorihatcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-Word-for-Your-Day-Available-Now-980x490.jpg 980w, https:\/\/lorihatcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-Word-for-Your-Day-Available-Now-480x240.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Word for Your Day Is Here!\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A Word for Your Day \u2014 66 Devotions to Refresh Your Mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allow God\u2019s Word to change your life, one word at a time! This 66-day devotional highlights one relevant, sometimes unexpected, word from each book of the Bible. Lori Hatcher, the best-selling author of&nbsp;<em>Refresh Your Faith<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Refresh Your Prayers<\/em>, shares simple\u2014but never simplistic\u2014truths. She continues to remind us that every part of Scripture is active, alive, and applicable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From&nbsp;<em>beginning&nbsp;<\/em>in Genesis to&nbsp;<em>new&nbsp;<\/em>in Revelation, ponder each significant word as you move through your day and allow God to transform your heart and mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Order<em> A Word for Your Day<\/em> from these fine retailers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purchase your copy on Amazon:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/34t5k7j9\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/34t5k7j9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Daily Bread Publishing:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mwwhya9h\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mwwhya9h<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ChristianBook.com:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/rwp9yt2c\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/rwp9yt2c<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, A Word for Your Day, 66 Devotions to Refresh Your Mind released. 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