"Perhaps I can build a family through her." Five words that reveal how tempting it is to help God out when His timing doesn't match ours. In Genesis 16, Sarai's plan works—sort of. There's a pregnancy, but also despising, mistreatment, and a runaway slave alone in the desert. Yet in the mess of human impatience, God shows up in the most unexpected way. This isn't just Abram and Sarai's story anymore. It's also about Hagar, a woman who may not have even known God's name, but God knew hers—and He heard her misery.

1. The dangerous appeal of "perhaps I can" when waiting gets hard
2. Why Sarai's plan worked but backfired spectacularly
3. What happens when we rush what God has promised us
4. The woman everyone forgot about—and why God didn't
5. How God meets us in the desert even when we don't know His name
6. What the name "Ishmael" teaches us about a God who hears
7. Why our detours don't disqualify us from God's promises

"God had a promise to keep with Abram and Sarai, they tried to make something work but it seemed to backfire on them. Does that mean we missed God's purpose and plan for us? Does that mean God is giving up on us? No!! Absolutely not!!"

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