When God Hits Pause

Have you considered the pauses of God? Where He takes time to accomplish all that He intends to accomplish? We see in Scripture Moses away for 40 years before God comes and calls him to lead His people to the promised land which is another 40 years. You see Anna and Simeon with a promise they would see the Messiah before they died and they spent their whole lives waiting in the Temple. Then when they were on the cusp of eternity here comes a young Jewish girl named Mary with an infant boy named Jesus. There are so many accounts in Gods word between His promise and the fulfillment.

It’s one thing for it to be a Biblical account, but it is quite another when it’s our story. If you are like me you don’t so much appreciate the pauses. I am wired to want it now and to make that request known to the Lord. But I have learned there is so much beauty and grace in the pause of God. So much to go through to learn to be made ready for the blessing. It’s why I am so passionate to share my story, of being in the dark facing the enemy it felt face to face. Wanting to end it all and getting to a very scary place but then Jesus who was there all the time pulled me out, more like carried me out. And the years of the battle with the enemy of our souls was a pause. A God allowed pause to get me ready for the fulfillments of promises I was not even aware He had made for me.

And so I share this to encourage you who are in a pause between the promise and fulfillment. He is there He is for you and there is tremendous blessing coming, the greatest of which is seeing and knowing Him better. I live today with such joy and love and excitement it is amazing. One day I will share more of those details as well.

Finally my fellow recovering broken sinners we all are in the ultimate pause. The glorious in between of Jesus first and second coming. We are waiting that day come Lord Jesus! I love you all rest and enjoy the grace he has for you even if you are in a pause!

#amazinggrace

Shalom❤️❤️❤️

Tom Crouse