Yet...

Yet…

The word “yet” is immensely powerful.  Those 3 small letters carry either the promise of hope or a sense of foreboding.  “The stock market hasn’t crashed” sounds like great news.  Tack a “yet” on the end of the sentence and now a crash feels imminent.  But on the flip side of that, “My new flower hasn’t bloomed” brings images of a spindly, dying plant until you add “yet.”  Suddenly, the mental picture changes to a healthy young plant with buds just waiting to open and show forth beautiful plumage. 

Some of us have things we’ve been praying about for a long time, and we haven’t seen anything change.  It’s easy to begin thinking along the lines of “what has always been will always be.”  But we serve a God who does things perfectly and right on time.  You may not have seen the answer you are looking for…but don’t forget to add the “yet.”

My husband isn’t living for God…YET.

My friend hasn’t been healed of cancer…YET

My children haven’t been delivered from addiction…YET