Have you ever asked yourself, "Am I living my life through my child?" maybe even a career, friend, spouse, or my ministry?
As we take a closer look at Sarah's life, we find her desperately longing for a child. The child God promised her. Her faith had been challenged and she was coming up empty. That's when she decided it was time to help God out. (ever found yourself there?) She gave her maidservant to Abraham, and this is the statement she made: "Perhaps I can build a family through her." Another way to say that is, "Perhaps I can build a life through her." Sarah was looking to an Egyptian slave girl to save her life. She was depending on someone else to define her. What did that get her? A lot of strife that is still going on to this day! God's plan, His way, was so much better. If she had just waited...
How easy it is for us to place those precious things in our life to a status they never should have. We easily make them our functional idols. All because we lose faith in God to make our life stand on it's own, in His timing.
How does Sarah's story encourage you to wait for God's perfect timing and fulfillment in your own life?
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