James 1:17 – "Every good thing given, and every perfect gift is from above; it comes from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes]."

This verse has been on my mind lately because often in waiting seasons, it is easy for us to take our eyes off God and place them on the thing that we are waiting for. Whatever it is that God has promised us, when we place our eyes on the things we are waiting for, we forget about the God who has orchestrated and created that good and perfect gift.

I want to encourage you that what God gives us is always good and perfect. But it is in how we receive it that impacts our waiting season. Often it is very easy to feel that God's promises are taking too long to come to pass in our lives when what we really should be focused on is the Giver.

When we focus on the Giver, the gift makes room for us - whether God has promised financial freedom, a future spouse, or a home. Whatever it is that God has promised will make room for us, in and out of season, during difficult or easy times and in the appointed time frame.

So today, sons and daughters, focus on the Giver and not the gift. Know that whatever God has promised us, it will come to pass in our lives, and it will make room for us. Let God take care of the who, what, and when and let yourself trust in the One who made the gift.