Prison Break

Joseph of the Bible and I share a commonality. We have both been spurned by family, placed in a prison cell, and have had to face the brutality of waiting. Waiting is not at the top of my list of enjoyable activities in life. In fact, I hate waiting. Waiting means I have hit a roadblock on the path to accomplishing my goals. It means I have lost control and must trust another. God tells me to wait and reinforces it by calmly saying that in "all things" He is working for my good. Having been spurned by my church family I have served in Sprint prison for these last 5 1/2 years. All my efforts to break out of jail seem to fail and again I am forced to wait and trust. In the dark confines of the mall cell I recant all fear and claim Him as my light and salvation. In His time I will be released and He will place me back into full-time ministry. Meanwhile waiting and trusting is the pathway to peace even when my emotions say He has left me and all hope for a prison break seem lost.