tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post8709736641728676848..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Karen Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-42768544281096648192008-04-18T01:52:00.000-05:002008-04-18T01:52:00.000-05:00Great quote. I tend to look upon God's waiting for...Great quote. <BR/><BR/>I tend to look upon God's waiting for us to come to Him in repentance the way I wait for my child to come to me with her own apology for wrongdoing, rather than her just saying sorry because I demand it of her. I know it is more sincere when she has pondered it quietly in her heart and made the choice to apologise. With my parental authority I could easily <I>make</I> her say sorry, but that would not truly add to the development of her character. Nor would it prove to me that she really was sorry. I think it may be the same with God. <BR/><BR/>I am sure He must wait and hope and have enduring faith in us the same way I do for my daughter during the silence between the wrongdoing and the apology. Sometimes repentance comes within minutes, sometimes it takes a day or two. When you are waiting with faith and love, the duration is not so important.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818420999930644450noreply@blogger.com