Redeeming the Time: overcoming Feelings of Barrenness, and the Courage to Wait On god's promises
- pamrcone
- Jan 19
- 4 min read
Redeeming the Time!
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise,
but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Ephesians 5: 16 -17
Not rushing the time. Not forcing the time. But redeeming it!
As a Destiny Chaser, I am praying more intentionally now: “Father, let Your will be done on earth in my life as it is in heaven.” In my life! I want what is written! What has been predestined for me! What has been ascribed to my name in heaven to come to pass on the earth. Not my edited version. Not what I think or desire, but all God has chosen for me. I want it. Nothing more, nothing less.
I believe, wholeheartedly, that His plans, His thoughts are exceedingly and abundantly above all I could ask, think, or imagine. I believe that eyes have not seen, nor ears heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man all that God has prepared for those who love Him. And yet, believing does not always make waiting easy. My inclination is to want to be in control! It takes yielding, trusting, and obeying!
When I think of Sarah, I am amazed!
She was ninety years old when she gave birth to Isaac, the son of promise, born miraculously, fulfilling that covenant. Galatians 17, recounts the covenant God made with Abraham, and through him all the nations on earth can receive the blessing of Abraham.
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Galatians 3:13
This made Sarah the mother who carried the son of promise! But what overwhelms me most is not her age, but her great assignment. Her legacy! From being barren to being chosen to carrying the seed of promise.
She carried the seed that brought forth Isaac.
Isaac begot Jacob.
Jacob begot the twelve tribes of Israel.
From the tribe of Judah came Jesse.
From the house of David came the Messiah came forth our Lord Jesus Christ.
What an amazing journey!
Sarah’s barrenness was not a defect. It was designed for the time to bring the promise of God to fruition, to fulfill the covenant He made.
She was barren and chosen. Seemingly denied but preordained. Set apart to carry a lineage that would bless the entire world. How humbling, and how holy, how miraculous that God entrusted such an eternal outcome to a womb that looked empty for decades.
I see myself in her as I seek God’s face for my destiny, for His Will in my life. There are places in which I do feel barren, and I’m asking God to make them fruitful and fill them with His promises.
Yes, like Sarah, I have been impatient at times. I have tried to help God. I have produced Ishmaels, good ideas, forced solutions, premature actions, born not out of rebellion, but out of impatience. Out of the desire to make something happen when heaven felt quiet.
But Ishmaels are costly. They drain energy. They complicate the purpose. And they still leave you empty!
I am learning now that some of the pain I carry did not come from barrenness alone, but from trying to produce fruit outside of God’s timing, while battling doubt, condemnation, feelings of unworthiness, and the voices of naysayers. Lies spoken long enough can lodge themselves in your soul like wounds, convincing us that what has not yet happened never will.
The good news is that God is faithful, even in our missteps, even when we are not faithful.
My Prayer Posture:
Lord help me, allow me to redeem the time I have wasted. Time lost to doubt, to self-questioning, to believing accusations instead of promises. Lord, heal the places where words became wounds, where waiting became heavy, where I doubted Your thoughts towards me. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen!
I can hear the Lord say:
The time is nigh! Because His Word is nigh! - But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, Romans 10:8
Not frantic. Not rushed. I am waiting, not passively, but in obedience. And in great expectation!
Like Sarah, I am learning that barrenness does not disqualify me from legacy, but rather it has been God's protection. What He brings forth through my life is not meant to be created by hands, but rather it is divine and should be divinely received.
I don’t want any more Ishmaels. I want God’s Promises! I want what heaven has already written! I want the fullness of God’s will on earth in my life.
What Sarah’s life teaches me is when God finally opens the womb, what He brings forth is never small, it is divine, life giving, generational, redemptive, and eternal.
You are not late. You are not forgotten. You are not barren without purpose. You are praying and waiting for God's will to be done in your life on earth as it is "written" in heaven.
Blessings & Love to YOU!
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