"Great is thy faithfulness". Lamentations 3:23
One of the most difficult times of my life are when I am in the waiting period of a requested prayer. My Lord whispers FAITH into my ear and I know He is asking me to trust Him and not on the circumstance at hand. And I can honestly say I have learned how to be at peace during my time of waiting. When He answers my prayer in His timing, not mine, it is always perfect and exactly what I need therefore I need not worry or get anxious. And when we fail Him and let our emotions control us, we simply are to go to Him and surrender it all to Him....full submission to the Lord. I may have shared this story with you once before but there was a time my husband and I were waiting for something and it had been quite a long struggle and a lot of emotions were at hand and we were in church and the pastor asked the congregation if there was anything burdening them and if so, go to the chapel and have someone pray for the Lord wants us to let go of the burden. Shortly before this, the Lord spoke to my heart and told me the situation was "done" and we had victory and I quickly shared the news with my husband during the service. So when the pastor invited people to the chapel, I leaned over and asked my husband if he wanted to go to the chapel with our "burden" and he said "we should." Well I have to tell you no sooner did I agree with my husband that the good Lord interrupted my thoughts and sternly say, "Did I not just say the situation was won and there was victory?" Needless to say I told my husband never mind because the Lord told me He had it and was taking care of us. I was not trusting in His voice, His promise of victory...I was wallowing in my emotion of fear. The Lord wanted my trust at that very moment. Full trust....my FAITH in Him, no one else. And from that moment forward I found my peace and trusted Him in all of the details. And He answered our prayer in His way, in His time and guess when? Over a year and a half later. So hang in there. Keep the faith and never ever give up. Hold on to God for He is holding on to you. I know there are days it is maddening when nothing is happening and you feel like your life is in limbo, but trust me God is moving every day in your life. You just don't always see it. Just know He is faithful and His Word is true and if He tells you to trust in Him, you trust in Him for there is no greater thing you could ever do.
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