The Long Wait
Even in the waiting, God is with us.
What was it like to wait for Christmas when you were a kid?
Read: Luke 2:21-24
How do these verses demonstrate that God works on a different timeline, with different than we do, with different knowledge than we have?
Read: Luke 2:25-35
How does waiting on God require readiness and expectancy?
Read: Luke 2:36-40
How do Simeon and Anna’s stories show that God is with his people?
Tell us about a time when you had difficulty waiting for God, and then he showed up.
Read: Psalm 40:1-3
Where are you noticing that God is with us this December?
Where are you struggling to wait on God now?
What can you do while you wait?
Pray: Ask for God’s Holy Spirit to grow patience in you, and to help you wait on him with expectancy.