In Due Time

"How long, O Lord, how long "The reality of life is that we're all waiting on something.Marriage. Babies. Jobs. Healing. Family restoration.The list could go on and on...Seasons of waiting on the Lord can be hard, discouraging and exhausting.Perhaps it's only been weeks or months. But for some, the wait has lasted years.Or maybe you've faced an unimaginable trial, such as the loss of a loved one. The journey through grief, sorrow and pain can be filled with isolation and hopelessness.No matter how hard your journey has been, there is a purpose for all of the pain.Come join me in this 60-day devotional as I share pieces of my own story, including both loss and longing. Through the truth shared from God's Word, you will find that it is possible to have joy and declare that God is good, even in the midst of waiting. As you read each devotion, my prayer is that your heart will be healed, your mind renewed and your spirit encouraged to seek, trust and praise the Lord through the storms you are facing today. Although it might be a hard journey now, God is faithful, and he will finish the work that he started in you. If you remain steadfast and don't give up, in due time you will reap your abundant harvest! Be encouraged and have hope - God is in the waiting!

Joseph Freeman (1953- ) was born in Vanceboro, North Carolina into an African-American family. In 1972 he joined the United States military and was stationed in Hawaii. He met Toe Isapela Leituala, a Samoan girl. She introduced him to The Church of Jesus Chirst of Latter-day Saints. In 1973 he was baptized into the LDS Church and in 1974 they were married. After leaving the military in 1975, they settled in Salt Lake City where he became the first African-American man to be given the priesthood after the revelation received by President Spencer W. Kimball on 9 June 1978.

Lacey Everhart is a smart, successful attorney who seems to have everything going her way right on schedule in her professional life. Her personal life, on the other hand, had been dull and uneventful since her breakup with the handsome police officer she met on a case. Without her best friend Kennedy, Lacey is certain she would have almost no life at all. Kennedy is the flame to which everyone and everything seems to be attracted, and Lacey simply basks in her glow. Now suddenly her life was spinning out of control: her father, who had abandoned her as a child, wants to reunite; her free-willing best friend now wants to settle down; her ex-boyfriend wants back into her life; and suddenly Lacey's found that she has developed feelings for her sexy arch enemy, Martin Harrison. In all of Lacey's relationships, her workaholic demeanor, beliefs and faith often clash with her needs and desires. Could this self-proclaimed wallflower find and keep love without losing herself?

Money is everywhere! It is housed in a bank in Colombus, Ohio. It bounces around inside the books of an insurance company. It is even rattling around a jail cell in California. It's there, you just can't see it! Someone needs to be held accountable. Four years after helping to deliver a guilty verdict, on billionaire businessman Stone Rivers for the murder of his wife and young son, three members of the jury have vanished without a trace. Terry Randall, son of banking mogul Brad Randall, and good friend of Rivers, hasn't seen his friend since he was convicted. For Terry it's been too long. He is running out of patience. The Columbus Police department is stumped. Enter Special Agent Casey Weldon, assigned to assist Detective Zenith Grey in the investigation. It's Weldon's first major case and it's not going well. Her hotel reservation has been lost, she overslept and she has just been shot at. That's just the first thirty-six hours on the job. Special Agent Christopher Drue is picking up the trail in California, where he runs into a case of personal revenge aimed to make him pay for past mistakes. The two agents are running out of time. The governor of Ohio is desperate to make a deal to find the location of the missing jurors, as bodies are beginning to pile up in Columbus. Fears need to be quelled. It's time to make a deal? But with whom?

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Gerald reflected on the life that he lived both in the spotlight and darkness. Even in his darkest moments he still had his music but this time was different. Ten years of his life he had a source to write his music and someone to sing it to. Success was in his hands yet he was empty. Bank accounts that some wouldn’t make in a lifetime. He traveled to places that weren’t even heard of and touched women of all nationalities still he couldn’t think of being with anyone but her, even with her now being married. It was at this point in his life he would learn that love is something you feel and not something you can buy to pacify during your absence.

Just when things seemed to be settling down for Carrie King, it spiraled out of control. At almost 30 years old, Carrie had almost everything she could ever want, including a thriving career as a VP of a well-known corporation. Love was the last thing on her mind until Aaron's Waters showed up from New York. Although Aaron would only be in town for a few months for a special project, Carrie couldn't deny the chemistry between them. She also knew it wasn't a good idea to fall for a colleague, especially when her ex, Spencer, just started reaching out to her. Unsure of where her feelings lie Carrie is more confused now then ever, but what she didn't realize that this was just the beginning of a twisted romance.

Three middle schoolers travel back in time to the 1950s with the help of a magical library book.