If you were there for it, then you remember how excruciating the long wait between the release of Halo 2 and Halo 3 was. Sure, most games require us to be patient for many years before their sequel emerges, but because of the way Halo 2 ended with one of the biggest cliffhangers in the history of gaming, this felt worse. Instead of giving us a feeling of closure before teasing the next chapter in the saga, the game abruptly ended right when we thought we were about to drop into the most exciting mission yet. Three LONG years later our patience was rewarded with the proper ending to the trilogy… and while waiting is never fun, the delay between chapters made us appreciate finishing the fight even more.

When we are reading the Bible and flipping from page to page it can be easy to forget that the promises the Lord gave people like Abraham, Joseph, and David were more than just years in the making… there were DECADES between their revelation and their resolution. Similarly, the dreams and visions that He places in our hearts are rarely brought to pass immediately after we receive them. His promises are designed for very specific times, and even the “delays” that we experience are all part of His perfect plan, so don’t lose hope if the wait seems long … finishing the fight is what our Heavenly Father does best. 

For the vision is yet for the appointed time; it hurries toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it delays, wait for it; for it will certainly come, it will not delay long. Habakkuk 2:3-4

So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11

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