If you’ve ever felt like God was taking too long, Sarah gets it.

God promised Abraham and Sarah they would have a son.

Not next month.

Not next year.

They waited for decades.

Can you imagine holding onto a promise for that long?

At first, Sarah believed God. But somewhere in all that waiting, she started trying to make the promise happen herself.

She gave Hagar to Abraham because, in her mind, maybe this was how God was going to fulfill His promise.

It made sense.

Until it didn’t.

Instead of bringing peace, it brought heartbreak.

Reading her story made me stop and ask myself a hard question.

How often do I try to “help” God because His timing feels too slow?

Maybe it looks different for each of us.

Maybe it’s forcing a relationship.

Taking a job we know isn’t right because we’re tired of waiting.

Trying to control an outcome instead of trusting God with it.

I’ve caught myself doing that recently.

After everything that’s changed in my own life, I’ve wanted answers immediately. I’ve wanted to know exactly what God was doing and where He was leading me next.

Waiting has never been my favorite place to be.

But Sarah reminds me that God’s silence isn’t the same as God’s absence.

One of my favorite parts of her story is that God didn’t cancel His promise because Sarah got impatient.

She made mistakes.

She doubted.

She even laughed when God said she would have a son.

Yet God remained faithful.

Eventually, the laughter that came from disbelief became laughter that came from holding the very promise she thought would never happen.

I love that.

Because it reminds me that God’s faithfulness isn’t based on my perfect patience.

It’s based on His perfect character.

If Sarah’s story teaches me anything, it’s this:

Waiting isn’t wasted when God is the One writing the timeline.

Maybe the promise hasn’t arrived yet.

But that doesn’t mean God has forgotten it.

And honestly…

I think I needed that reminder just as much as I needed this study. 🤍