Christ in the Clouds

I desired relationship, not just with Jesus, but with my only son. I  prayed    I shared   I waited    I gave thanks  I put on the full armor of God; fought the enemy with the Lord's help! I read God's promises over and over in His Word and claimed them for myself. I waited again  I tried to do everything right, and nothing seemed to happen... it confused me and if I’m being really honest it hurt my heart.   I felt both of them drawing farther away, not closer to me. What was I to do? What was I supposed to learn? Maybe it's this... Maybe welcoming God’s promises requires the same sort of acceptance we give any guest who arrives at our home: preparation, waiting, making room for the promise to have seat at the table, even as it’s still far off in the distance. Maybe sometimes God’s promises wait in the distance. Pain waits there too. That’s when He comes alongside. The presence of the living God, eagerly, but quietly drawing near to yo