![]() ![]() And we recognize the promise when it is fulfilled! We remember the great things God has said and already done. When we have the end goal in mind, we know what we’re working towards and preparing for. We should never focus on God’s promises over God himself, but as long as our main focus is the right place, it’s okay to be working towards that promise. Don’t blame yourself for a delayed fulfillment, just use the time you have to prepare and grow.) Only God knows the reasons for the right time. (If the right time hasn’t come, that doesn’t mean you haven’t grown enough or you’re not prepared yet. So, whatever you’re waiting for, you can trust God that the right time hasn’t come yet. But God chooses the right time, not us, and He has His own criteria for that. This sounds a little vague.probably because it is. Learn and grow as much as you can, so you’re ready for when the promise comes. But instead of just preparing the things around you, this is about preparing yourself. We can use our seasons of waiting to prepare as best as we can for what’s coming. Sometimes the thing hasn’t come yet, because you’re not ready. Something has to be going on during our seasons of waiting. Hoot and Howl’s article on “Why Does God Make Us Wait?” breaks it down to 5 interesting points on why waiting has a purpose. ![]() Waiting is a part of life and one of God’s tools for developing people. God always has good reasons for making us wait. In the end, they enjoyed the process with God and the promise of God. They went through the difficulties of life with God. The Bible is full of stories of people having to wait on God, such as Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joseph, David, Daniel, Jesus, Paul, and countless others. When Jesus finally shows up, instead of immediate gratitude, He is accused of taking too long. In the Gospels, he shares that this has happened to both Mary and Martha while they are waiting on Jesus to come and heal their brother, Lazarus. More often than not, we tend to think that he’s grown uncaring or mad at us because of this. He shares about how God’s timing makes us pause, reflect, and depend on Him.įrom our perspective, we have everything figured out and we want God to move within our timeframe.Įric Speir, a pastor, college professor, and practical theologian, wrote the article “ 5 Reasons God Makes Us Wait” where he expresses how God rarely does things according to our timeframe, and because of this, we can easily get discouraged. It can feel like sometimes, He’s forgotten us. God's timing might always be perfect, but it can also be frustrating. One of the worst feelings in life is to wait. ![]() We can relate to Pastor Craig Groeschel’s message of Life.Church when he said, I don’t have the answers, but hopefully, this message helps you realize that God is always worth the wait. Although it doesn’t make sense in our eyes, God always has a reason for allowing time to pass before fulfilling his word. God gives his people a promise and it takes years to happen. God allows us to wait for many different reasons. Shanté, the founder of Daily She Pursues, shares that Tired? Frustrated? Anxious? Overwhelmed with waiting?ĭays turn to weeks, weeks turn to months, and sometimes months turn into years.ĭo you wonder why God is making you wait so long? What reasons could He possibly have that we don’t often consider? How do we walk through the season of waiting? I’m pretty sure a lot of us can relate to lyrics from Bob Marley’s song. “I don’t want to wait in vain for your love.” ![]()
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