Video of the Day: Clip from the 1995 movie “While You Were Sleeping”
Bible Verse of the Day:
This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.16 You said, ‘No, we will flee on horses.’ Therefore you will flee! You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’ Therefore your pursuers will be swift! 17 A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee away, till you are left like a flagstaff on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.” 18 Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! – Isaiah 30:15-18
Biblical Connection:
There are times when adults are stuck in a job that isn’t satisfying. This is where Lucy finds herself as a Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator. Lucy falls in love with a man she has never met but sees every day. When Peter falls off the deck and nearly dies, Lucy visits him daily as nurses assume that she is his fiancée. Yet, while Peter is in coma, Lucy falls for Peter’s brother Jack.
Waiting is probably one of the greatest object lessons God provides for young Christians. If you get everything you want immediately, you’ll become spoiled. However, if God forces you to wait for an extended period time like finding a spouse, you’ll appreciate this journey. This is the life lesson the prophet Isaiah writes about: the blessing of waiting on the Lord until God’s plan is revealed to you.
Closing Song:
As you wait on the Lord, be open when life leads you in a new direction. As someone who has moved 3 times since the summer of 2022, change is tough. Yet, when God’s plan for your life is revealed over time, this is the blessing of waiting on the Lord for direction and guidance.
by Jay Mankus
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