“It would take a miracle,” he said as he slowly sat on a rickety chair in front of the fireplace. He set his cell phone on the end table and looked at his friend. “It’s hopeless. Nothing is going to change.”
His friend joined him and watched the glowing embers. He sat silent for a moment then looked at him.
“I know that look. You’re going to tell me to just trust God.”
His friend didn’t respond. He took a sip of his coffee and nodded.
“I don’t see how things could possibly work out. It’s been like this for years.”
“God does,” his friend said.
For nothing will be impossible with God.” – Luke 1:37 (NASB)
Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the LORD GOD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.”- Isaiah 12:2 (NASB)
#Vignettes is an adaptation of #WednesdayWalk posts. These are short insights into struggles unknown people face juxtaposed with scripture related to Christmas.
© 2022, Chris G Thelen
140 Character Christian 
God sometimes pauses. Do we, too, have the patience to wait?
That is the difficult thing for me—waiting on God.