Here’s a silly question. Have you ever had to wait for something? Of course you have, we all have. How many of you have the waiting thing all figured out? How many of you love to wait? Yes we are low on patience, even with God. We pray for someone or something and want an answer right away. Maybe we’re wanting a new job, or a spouse. Have you ever tried to do more good things expecting God to answer your petitions quicker, and He doesn’t? Maybe it’s because He loves to hear from us, and He only hears from us when we need something. What do you think?Let me know in the comments section below. Maybe He is stretching out our faith and increasing our hope.
Today I find myself at home. My days of watching my lil guy are over. They will be heading out in a few days. It’s becoming a reality. I mean who really likes when your kids move out of state. 4 of my kids will be up north and my second daughter is still nearby with my second grandson. (I have 4 🤗) I’m praying for them to succeed in all they do out there. I will definitely miss them but it has been through a lifetime (my daughters) of prayer and a lot of waiting that the Lord has found it to be time to answer them. Now I’ll be praying differently for them, and waiting on those prayers. He never tires of hearing from us!
I also just recently had to wait on a MRI report for the cancer. Wednesday, after 2 weeks of waiting, I got to find out if it grew since May(I had no insurance at the time), and what the treatment plan would be. Two months of radiation, everyday but the weekend. Then I’ll be waiting for that to end, and to hear if it’s gone or not. Always waiting. And now that my days of 10 hr a day grandson sitting are over I’m waiting on a few applications for a part time job to supplement my disability payments. What retirement, HA!
It has been said that God makes us wait to help nourish the fruit of patience within us as well. When we receive the free gift of Grace (Jesus) in our lives, we are immediately filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit brings what the apostle Paul calls the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) to help us with this life. There are 9 of these characteristics of Jesus. There’s love, joy, peace, patience or long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. These are all ours, and the Spirit will help us to operate in them. Every circumstance we go through we have a chance to use these qualities. The more we do, the more they grow, like patience. In our own strength we will struggle in every area. But with his super natural strength we can become very patient people, filled with self control. I like that idea.
All of this was the plan of God since the beginning of time. Salvation through Jesus and all the help we need to live the life He died to give us. We have the strength to wait in traffic or in a line at the grocery store. To deal with what’s going on in the world, and react with self control. Also to wait on an answer to prayer and much more. Psalm 27:14 tells us to: “Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He will strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord”!
As I’m writing this, I took a few minutes to get my mail, and received the hospital bill from last month. I had applied for aid since I had no insurance so I was hoping it was an adjusted bill. Nope. Still a quarter of a million dollars. So I’m thanking God for patience and asking him to strengthen my heart as I wait on him to help with this mess. I recall through the help of the Spirit another verse I love. It is Isaiah 26:3 which says: “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in you”. It brings a calm upon me and I roll it off my shoulders onto His. Thank you Jesus!
You may of heard this verse, it’s quite popular and well loved. Psalm 46:10. It commands us to “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth”. It’s the first part that we memorize and we should. It soothes when we are waiting on Him to move in a certain way or to heal someone, and even for when that healing doesn’t take place on this side of heaven. The second part of the verse gives me great hope that one day(and only God knows when, not some human so called prophet), God will be exalted, that every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord.(paraphrase of Philippians 2:10-11) What a glorious day that will be!
So next time you find yourself waiting and start feeling a bit impatient, remember what we talked about here. Let the Spirit of God grow that fruit of peace, patience, joy, and self control. Remember He is God, and thank goodness we aren’t. Remember He will give you perfect peace, not like the world gives. Keep your thoughts upon Him and He will calm you down.
I’m gonna sign off here for now. I hope y’all will have a great weekend. Don’t forget to comment or like the blog, it encourages me lol. Also if there’s anyone who went through radiation treatment let me know how it went for you please. Thank you so much! May God richly bless you all!
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