I'd like to follow-up on our last post about the answered prayer I received after 10 years of praying. This quote from Stormie Omartian poses some good points and questions for reflection on the subject of waiting for an answer. May you be blessed and encouraged!
"How long do you patiently wait for answer to your prayers? Does a week seem too long to wait? What about a month? Waiting for a year seems to be beyond our ability. To see that Abram waited for a quarter of a century for an answer should give us hope to wait for our own prayers to be answered.
Abram could have given up. He could have decided that he didn't want to wait on God anymore. (He did eventually make a mess of things when he tried to fulfill God's promise on his own by having a child with Hagar.) At this point in the story, however, he chose to believe. If only he had continued to hang on to that belief.
WHAT ANSWER FROM GOD ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Is it the answer to a prayer for the return of a rebellious child...for the salvation of a family member...restoration in your marriage...a job....healing...provision?
Whatever it is, keep on praying and waiting. Release it into God's hands and let Him do it in His way and His time. His answer will be worth the wait.
PRAYER: Dear God, help me have faith enough to believe You will answer my prayers. Give me the patience to wait for the answers to appear. Keep me from giving up and taking matters into my own hands. Instead, enable me to trust that You have heard my prayers and will answer in Your perfect way and time. Help me to rest in peace during times of waiting."
Abram could have given up. He could have decided that he didn't want to wait on God anymore. (He did eventually make a mess of things when he tried to fulfill God's promise on his own by having a child with Hagar.) At this point in the story, however, he chose to believe. If only he had continued to hang on to that belief.
WHAT ANSWER FROM GOD ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Is it the answer to a prayer for the return of a rebellious child...for the salvation of a family member...restoration in your marriage...a job....healing...provision?
Whatever it is, keep on praying and waiting. Release it into God's hands and let Him do it in His way and His time. His answer will be worth the wait.
PRAYER: Dear God, help me have faith enough to believe You will answer my prayers. Give me the patience to wait for the answers to appear. Keep me from giving up and taking matters into my own hands. Instead, enable me to trust that You have heard my prayers and will answer in Your perfect way and time. Help me to rest in peace during times of waiting."
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