Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. (James 5:7 NIV84)
The title is taken from a lesson out of the new Beth Moore James Bible Study. James is speaking to the people about patiently waiting on the Lord and providing them an analogy to further his point. This applies not only to waiting on rain for the harvest or waiting for Christ to return, but also to the time between the Lord's outpouring in our lives.
There are seasons this side of heaven when God's presence is so vibrant and real and seasons when we doubt He's even there. Let me tell you- He is still there!! It is during those "dry" times (between the rains) when our faith is being tested the most. We might think God has moved on, when actually He has moved under (Moore).
I can personally tell you that my family has experienced almost an entire year of a "dry" season after our relocation to Virginia away from family, church family, friends, and serving. I see God's hand and blessing all over this past year though!! We've remained faithful, expectant, and patient and are seeing the cloud on the horizon. This new year has brought a new church campus location (tech issues @ the original), serving opportunities, the next step in fulfilling my dreams of becoming a professional organizer, plans for a Mercy Mall location.... the clouds are rolling in... Let me go grab my umbrella ....there's going to be lots of rain in 2012!!
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