What's interesting is before you're married, a lot of people have big dreams about marriage,

like they envision candlelit dinners, Pinterest-worthy homes, well-behaved kids, vacations with

sunsets and matching outfits, and then you get married. And suddenly it's's like let's just make it through the week

who knows what i'm talking about raise your hand if you know what i'm talking about type online i

know what you're talking about pastor i know what you're talking about let's just try to pay the

bills keep the kids alive, preferably out of jail.

And so many people, they've got big hopes, and then one day they collide with unmet expectations.

And sometimes the relationship that you envisioned and dreamed about and hoped for

feels way out of reach.

Abram and Sarai, later known as Abraham and Sarah, they knew that feeling.

They were just like normal people, because they were normal people.

They had dreams.

And then came the waiting and the waiting and the waiting and the waiting and the disappointment and the times where it felt

like God had completely forgotten them and they faced problems just like the rest of us and I don't

I hate to say this it's kind of embarrassing but it actually brings me comfort to see them go through

some of the same things that all of us go through. I mean,

they battled with infertility. They had very real anxiety about the future. They had family

drama. Anybody have family drama? Do not raise your hand, do not elbow the person sitting next

to you. Just look forward and act like, you don't know what I'm talking about. They had miscommunication issues and lots of waiting and drama and probably fights

over the thermostat. Who knows? And so if you've kind of had big hopes for a relationship

and now you're living with bigger disappointments. This message

will speak directly to you because what God did in their love story, God can do in yours as well.

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