picture I’d soon forget was even on
my iPhone?
No.
The fact I was even able to answer
that question was huge.
Understanding that there are better
things worth waiting for wasn’t far
behind.
A short time after I stood up
Channing Tatum, I heard a sermon
about waiting. The pastor preached
Psalm 27, which ends with these
words, “Wait for the Lord.”
I memorized that verse. It helps me
realize the One I should truly be
waiting for does not need to give me
His signature, for the marks He made
for me are much greater than
anything one could make with a black
permanent marker.
Since that sermon, I’ve spent less
time memorizing celebrities’
schedules and more time in the
Bible.
I recite Psalm 27 now anytime I have
the urge to turn fan girl because
celebrities, exciting as they may be,
are not my idols.
And their ink, I discovered, dries just
as quickly as the rest of ours.
Cortney O’Brien is a native upstate New Yorker
whose passion for writing dates back to
elementary school. She earned a bachelor’s
degree in English at Allegheny College and
graduated from the National Journalism
Center in the fall of 2012. She is currently the
managing news editor for Townhall.com
outside of Washington, D.C., where she covers
local and national politics. In addition to
writing, she enjoys reading, playing tennis and
growing in her walk with the Lord, with whom
all things are possible.
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