Christine Caine: Waiting on God – An Inspirational Story About Faith
Christine Caine: Waiting on God – An Inspirational Story About Faith
The key to everything is to stop waiting to be discovered by others and instead allow yourself to go through the process of being developed by God. There is no such thing as an overnight success. I keep saying this because I meet young people in their early 20s who are frustrated because they’re not where I am. I’m 50, and I’m just doing what I’m doing. Do you know how long it took me to get here? I have a 15-year-old and an 11-year-old. From the moment they were born, I could have spent all these years praying, fasting, standing on my head, or speaking in tongues every day, but no matter how much I prayed or how much I fasted, it still took 21 years for my firstborn to become 21. It’s simple; some things take time, and it takes 21 years to be 21.
Just because you see things on social media doesn’t mean they happen instantly. It takes time for God to prepare you for what He has prepared for you. The Bible tells us in Hebrews that in order to fulfill God’s promise, you need both faith and patience. I’m here to tell you that faith alone isn’t enough. Many of us confess, proclaim, and declare things in faith, but the scripture tells us it takes both faith and patience. In a generation that doesn’t understand patience, you can have all the faith in the world, but you won’t fulfill God’s purpose without patience. The Bible says, “Let patience have its perfect work in you, so that you will lack nothing.”
I’m not pretending here—patience is my weakest spiritual gift. But I’ve learned that you can’t rush God or His timing. Everything He makes is beautiful in its time, but there is a process. We also need to understand that some things just aren’t fair. I wish I could tell you otherwise, but I’ve made a decision to build resilience, tenacity, and endurance into you. I don’t want to make false promises. How am I still standing today? It’s because I’ve learned to accept that some things just aren’t fair.
Some things will make you ask, “God, why hasn’t this situation been resolved? Why haven’t You vindicated me yet?” But the truth is, some things just aren’t fair. In 1 Samuel 17:29, when David speaks to Eliab, he says, “What have I done now?” It’s a typical response when someone feels misunderstood or unfairly treated. Throughout 1 Samuel, David repeatedly says, “What have I done now?” He’s expressing that the situation isn’t fair.
The degree to which you can accept that life isn’t always fair is the degree to which you’ll fulfill your destiny. God is just, but not everything in this world will seem fair. For someone like me, who sees things in black and white, it’s hard to accept injustices, especially when they feel personal. But the reality is, we all go through moments where we question fairness. When you see someone who didn’t do things the right way but still ends up with what you think is the right result, you may feel betrayed and ask, “God, why isn’t this fair?”
The ability to navigate these feelings, to trust God despite the unfairness, is essential. It’s about saying, “God, this doesn’t feel fair, and I feel hurt right now, but I’m still going to trust You.”