EFFECTIVE WAITING
MEMORISE: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. (Hebrews 6:12)
READ: psalms 119:166-168
Every believer is expected to wait on the Lord in one area or another.
The good news is that there is a joy of fulfillment when your
expectations finally emerge because according to Psalms 25:3-5, those
who wait on Him shall not be ashamed. Have you been waiting on the Lord
in a particular area or in multiple areas? You shall not be ashamed in
Jesus name.
However, there are things you can do during your
waiting period which will positively affect your expectation. While you
wait, you can please Him by obeying His commandments (Psalms
119:166-168). If you truly want God to fulfill His promise to you, making
Him happy should be uppermost in your heart. If you are expecting
promotion from your boss at your place of work, you will do everything
to impress him. Some people will even go to unimaginable levels to
convince their boss of their performance. What are you doing to convince
God that you are truly a candidate for His promise? Don't you know that
God takes note of your responses to Him while you are waiting? It is
very unfortunate that some people waste their waiting period by living
in disobedience to His Word during this period. Are you trusting God for
an ideal marriage partner? Then do not waste your waiting period living
in any form of evil - both in thoughts and deeds, as these can hinder
the realization of His promise in your life. Are you trusting God to fulfill His promise concerning the fruit of the womb? Then do not sleep
with other women as your plan B. Any alternate plan that excludes you
from waiting only on the Lord must be discarded. Are you expecting God's
promise regarding financial breakthroughs? Then be faithful to God in
giving, paying tithe, offerings, redeeming pledges, etc. Some people owe
God in these areas yet they are still expecting the fulfillment of His
promise. They may be wasting their time. Stay in the place of obedience.
Do not violate any of God's commands. Do only what will make Him happy
and when your day comes, your blessing will not pass you by.
KEY POINT
How you spend your waiting period will make or mar your expected promise.
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