{"id":4454,"date":"2026-04-22T02:41:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=4454"},"modified":"2026-04-19T22:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T22:46:45","slug":"dry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/dry\/","title":{"rendered":"Dry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Wednesday, April 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wait patiently before God, for my victory comes from him. <strong>Psalm 62:1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are seasons when answers feel delayed and our prayers seem to echo in silence. The days feel dry, and we may find ourselves asking, \u201cGod, where are You?\u201d \u201cDo You hear me?\u201d \u201cDo You even care?\u201d These are honest questions that often rise in seasons of waiting.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, just when it feels like the silence might linger, something begins to shift. In ways we didn\u2019t expect, the cloud begins to form, and suddenly, there is soaking rain. This rain comes at a time when things were dry and at a time we couldn\u2019t have planned. It seems like it was late, but in fact when God moves its perfect. He shows up never early, never late, but always right on time.<\/p>\n<p>If you find yourself living in a dry space, look back and remember the times God has already come through. Those memories become anchors for my faith, gently reminding me: He did it before, and He will do it again. God hears every prayer, even the quiet ones whispered in our hearts, even the ones we struggle to put into words. He sees every need, whether it\u2019s for someone we love or something we carry ourselves. Nothing escapes His care.<\/p>\n<p>His timing may not always match our expectations, but it is always perfect. He is never late. He is always working, even in the waiting.<\/p>\n<p>Keep trusting. Keep waiting patiently. God hears you, and your victory will come right on time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer for today<\/strong>: <em>Lord, help me trust Your timing, even when I don\u2019t understand it. Strengthen my heart as I wait, and remind me of all the times You\u2019ve been faithful before. Teach me to rest in the assurance that You hear me and that You will come through right on time. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, April 22 Dry I wait patiently before God, for my victory comes from him. Psalm 62:1 There are seasons when answers feel delayed and our prayers seem to echo in silence. The days feel dry, and we may find ourselves asking, \u201cGod, where are You?\u201d \u201cDo You hear me?\u201d \u201cDo You even care?\u201d These [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4465,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4454\/revisions\/4465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}