“How long?”is a question many of us have probably asked often in our lifetime. As a child during the school year, perhaps you often asked, ‘how long until summer break’? As an adult when your job seemed unbearable you wondered ‘how long till retirement’? As a college student perhaps you wondered ‘how long till I can stop studying & taking exams’? If you’ve had a family member overseas on military deployment, I’m sure the ‘how long’ question is one you asked often, especially if their ‘tour of duty’ was extended!
Did you know the Bible has that question asked in several situations. Psalm 13:1 says: “How long O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?”