Jesus encouraged us to persist in calling on the Lord through prayers without quitting until the issue that troubles us is fulfilled, Luke 18: 1-7. Waiting on the Lord renews us as we rest and the Lord does the work for God “the creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary” Isaiah 40: 28.
Waiting upon the Lord requires faith. Faith that God is who He says He is and He is able to meet the need in question. Scripture says that “without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him”, Hebrews 11:6
We also need to commit the thing that we are praying about to God and trust that God is able to bring it to fruitation. David in Psalms 37 implores on the believer to “commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him and He shall bring it to Pass” Psalm 37: 5.
Our waiting must be in God alone. Many times we say that we are waiting on the Lord but in reality we are trying to do things our way. Isaiah writes that “---those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint” Isaiah 40: 3.
When we do this God will come through for us “ For since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, who acts for the one who waits for Him” Isaiah 64:4.
Why God waits before acting:
1) Waiting on God makes us focus on Him than on our desires. God uses our waiting time to teach, refresh and to renew us. This is why the Psalmist calls on us to “delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart” Psalms 37:4. To delight in the Lord entails us knowing Him better and appreciating His great love for us.
2) God uses the waiting time to stretch our faith. This is the time we will know the condition of our heart. God is never late the way we understand lateness, for a thousand years in God’s sights is like “yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night” Psalm 90: 4. Many people confess their faith in God until that faith is tested. Our faith is meant to grow as we understand God even more.
3) Our motives may also be wrong when we approach God for something. The waiting period helps us adjust our motives to fit with God’s will for the situation.God is more interested in our character development than in making us happy therefore “wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” Psalm 27: 14.
4) The circumstances of what we ask for may not be right. For example one maybe praying to get married when they are not ready. The words of the wise one say that “hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life” Proverbs 13: 12.
5) The waiting period reminds us of God’s sovereignty and the fact that without Him we are hopeless. Jesus said that He was the “Vine” and we are the “branches and “as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. --- for without me you can do nothing”, John 15: 4, 5.
Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/442164_wait-upon-god-and-do-not-fret#ixzz1JNMsahs9
Waiting upon the Lord requires faith. Faith that God is who He says He is and He is able to meet the need in question. Scripture says that “without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him”, Hebrews 11:6
We also need to commit the thing that we are praying about to God and trust that God is able to bring it to fruitation. David in Psalms 37 implores on the believer to “commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him and He shall bring it to Pass” Psalm 37: 5.
Our waiting must be in God alone. Many times we say that we are waiting on the Lord but in reality we are trying to do things our way. Isaiah writes that “---those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint” Isaiah 40: 3.
When we do this God will come through for us “ For since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, who acts for the one who waits for Him” Isaiah 64:4.
Why God waits before acting:
1) Waiting on God makes us focus on Him than on our desires. God uses our waiting time to teach, refresh and to renew us. This is why the Psalmist calls on us to “delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart” Psalms 37:4. To delight in the Lord entails us knowing Him better and appreciating His great love for us.
2) God uses the waiting time to stretch our faith. This is the time we will know the condition of our heart. God is never late the way we understand lateness, for a thousand years in God’s sights is like “yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night” Psalm 90: 4. Many people confess their faith in God until that faith is tested. Our faith is meant to grow as we understand God even more.
3) Our motives may also be wrong when we approach God for something. The waiting period helps us adjust our motives to fit with God’s will for the situation.God is more interested in our character development than in making us happy therefore “wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” Psalm 27: 14.
4) The circumstances of what we ask for may not be right. For example one maybe praying to get married when they are not ready. The words of the wise one say that “hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life” Proverbs 13: 12.
5) The waiting period reminds us of God’s sovereignty and the fact that without Him we are hopeless. Jesus said that He was the “Vine” and we are the “branches and “as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. --- for without me you can do nothing”, John 15: 4, 5.
Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/442164_wait-upon-god-and-do-not-fret#ixzz1JNMsahs9
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