God of the Long View - by David M Wigington (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

WHAT IF GOD ISN'T IN A HURRY?
WHAT IF THE WAITING IS PART OF HIS PLAN?
WHAT IF DELAY DOESN'T MEAN DENIAL?

Humanity tends to gravitate toward the quick solution. If it can be cooked faster, delivered faster, or fixed faster, we're all in. But this is just one of the infinite ways that God is different from us. God has no problem taking His time. He loves to work in ways that don't match our manic schedule. He isn't always the God of the immediate, but His timing is always perfect.

The stories in God of the Long View reveal a Creator who does marvelous, miraculous, instantaneous things! But they also reveal a God who is just as content to work over decades, lifetimes, even centuries to heal, save, and build His Church. This book explores the God who is active even when we can't see Him designing blueprints that span generations in order to accomplish His will.

God of the Long View will inspire believers and skeptics alike. The Creator is orchestrating His epic narrative! We may not fully see it today, but rest assured, His agenda is worth waiting for.

Review Quotes

Have you ever been in a hurry when God wasn't? We live in a culture addicted to speed and ease. In his book God of the Long View, David Wigington shares personal stories and scriptural principles of how God, in His love for us, works according to His timetable to accomplish His purposes. This is a great book, but take your time and enjoy the read.

DOUG CLAY General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God

"It takes time." Words we don't often like to hear. God, however, uses the oven as well as the microwave. David Wigington superbly illustrates how God is at work in our lives during the seasons when there are no quick answers. I highly recommend his book to you.

DR. GEORGE O. WOOD Chairman, World Assemblies of God Fellowship

Standing in front of your microwave oven, tapping your foot because it is not working fast enough, may merely be an inconsequential inconvenience, but becoming frustrated or faithless when prayers seemingly go unanswered signals a need for a biblical understanding of God's nature. David Wigington's book, God of the Long View, will reveal God's way and God's will. Read it and build your faith, restore your hope, and strengthen your trust.

ALTON GARRISON Assistant General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God

Having traveled with David to many of the places described in this book, I have witnessed the God of the long view at work. David's thoughtful tracing of God's fingerprints and footprints through time should be a challenge and inspiration to all who do Kingdom work. I highly recommend this book to anyone who struggles when things in their life and ministry aren't accomplished as quickly as they had hoped.

ROD LOY Lead Pastor, First Assembly of God, North Little Rock, Arkansas and Author of 3 Questions, Immediate Obedience, After the Honeymoon, and Help! I'm in Charge.

If everything is a miracle, nothing is a miracle. If God only does what we will when we will it, He is but our genie not our glorious Lord. David Wigington, in this excellent book, demonstrates why a long view of God is a high view of God. God, unbound by time, is ever at work according to His wisdom and greater purposes. God, who knows the end from the beginning, is indeed "unresting, unhasting...not wanting, nor wasting" and ever, lovingly at work.

DICK BROGDEN Co-founder of Live Dead and Author of Live Dead Joy

I have long considered David Wigington to be one of the finest speakers I know. His written words are certainly the equal of his spoken ones. David's wit mixes

well with his wisdom, and both prevalent in this charming volume! You will be blessed and entertained as you wend your way through these pages.

DAN BETZER Lead Pastor, First Assembly of God, Fort Myers, Florida