Waiting with Hope

How can we find the strength to wait in our restless world? In Waiting with Hope, Megan Hill presents a 31-day devotional on patience.

Looking to Christ

In just under 100 pages, Hill helps us understand patience, explains why waiting is good, helps us cultivate patience by looking to Christ, helps us cultivate patience by understanding time, helps us cultivate patience by understanding our circumstances, helps us know what to do while we wait, and helps us cultivate patience in specific circumstances.

Each day consists of a short devotional with a verse, meditation, reflection questions, and point of action. They are full of scriptural truth and practical considerations. I was most challenged to be patient because of the fact that time is short. By looking at James 5:8-9, Hill explains how we should be patient because the Lord is coming soon. This seemed counterintuitive to me, but I understand now that we can be patient because we are on the Lord’s timetable.

God is Working Through His Word

I was most moved to see how we can be patient with others because human souls have eternal value. Hill states that we often become impatient with other people because we fail to recognize their significant and lasting value. In 2 Peter 3:9, we learned that God is patient with us – not wishing that any should perish. I am resolved to have this perspective.

Towards the end of the book, Hill shows that we can be patient in stagnant seasons because God is always doing work through his Word. In 2 Timothy 2:9-10, we see that the Word of God is not bound. I am encouraged to work with resolute steadfastness, waiting with hope, knowing that time is in God’s hands.

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