Heb 6:11     And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end.

It was a hard winter. In November, I lost my job as an advertising copywriter. Soon, the co-op building where we lived informed us they were evicting us to sell our apartment. So this was the task before me: to find a job in an already tight job market and a place to live amid New York City�s skyrocketing rents. Oh, and did I mention my wife Nicole was pregnant?

The next 6 months were exasperating. I was turned away from every ad agency in the city and laughed away by every landlord. The amount of money we had to spend on rent wasn�t close to what landlords were asking. And nobody was going to give a lease to an unemployed writer. With every passing day, the pressure of a dwindling savings account and an expanding family weighed more heavily on our minds. But we held fast to God�s promises.

Then one day we were walking home with Julian, our three-year-old, and I finally hit my breaking point. I could stand a silent God no longer. "What is God doing?" I asked Nicole. "How long is He going to make us wait? We�ll be homeless soon! We need answers right now!"

Just then Julian saw that we passed the ice cream truck and weren�t going back. He started to scream. "Not now Julian," I said. "You can�t have ice cream before dinner." That didn�t work. "Julian please stop screaming. You�ll get your ice cream, only not right now." More crying. Finally I said, "Julian, you�re just going to have to wait!"

Nicole looked at me and I looked at her. "You know, Julian is doing exactly the same thing to us that we�re doing to God," Nicole said. "God is saying, �Wait,� and we�re telling him we want our ice cream and we want it now."

Lord, help me to have confidence in Your perfect timing.
DAVE FRANCO