Waiting for Wonder: Learning to Live on God's Timeline

by Marlo Schalesky

Overview

It’s easy to believe God when a promise is new. It’s hard when the years pass and nothing changes. It’s even harder when desperation strikes, your plans backfire, and still God does not fill the emptiness. But what if, in this waiting, God is calling us to more? Join author Marlo Schalesky on a unique, contemplative journey to reveal the wonder that is often missed when we find ourselves struggling to wait well. Walking through the life of the biblical character Sarah, one who knows what it means to wait, you will discover a glimpse of God’s character that will give you strength to keep hoping and praying for the desires of your heart. Waiting for Wonder is a journey into the heart of God where you will wrestle with personal questions, think deeply about God’s true character, and learn to appreciate His divine work as you discover your own path to the promised land. Recapture your hope, restore your soul, and renew your vision of a wondrous Savior when you learn to live on God’s time. Leader guide also available.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781501820106
Publisher:	Abingdon Press
Publication date:	11/15/2016
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Marlo Schalesky is an award-winning author of ten books, including Waiting for Wonder: Learning to Live on God's Timeline and a companion leader guide, Wrestling with Wonder: A Transformational Journey Through the Life of Mary. A regular speaker and columnist, she has also published nearly 1,000 articles in various Christian magazines, including Focus on the Family, Today’s Christian Woman, In Touch, and Marriage Partnership. Marlo lives with her husband, six young children, nine horses, two dogs, five cats, two parakeets, ten rabbits, two chinchillas, three hamsters, and a bunch of fish in a log home in Salinas, California. Find out more at VividGod.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 Who Are You? Identity and Shame 1

2 Stuck In-Between: Settling in Haran 17

3 Foreigners & Sojourners: Pitching Tents in the Promised Land 33

4 Fear, Deceit, and a Promise Restored: Sarai in Egypt 49

5 The God Who Takes Too Long: Sarai's Desperate Plan 63

6 When Plans Go Awry: Hagar's Rebellion 77

7 Becoming Your Worst You: Mistreating a Pregnant Slave 91

8 Becoming Your True You: A New Name for Sarai 105

9 Laughter and Lies: Is Anything Too Difficult for the Lord? 121

10 Not Again! Sarah and Abimelech 139

11 Having the Last Laugh: The Birth of Isaac 153

12 Waiting for Wisdom: The Eviction of Ishmael 167

13 Trust in the Tent: The Testing of Abraham 181

14 Waiting for Wonder: The Legacy of Faithful Waiting 193

A Note to the Reader 205

Acknowledgments 207

Notes 209