BE PATIENT BEFORE THE LORD!

“BE STILL IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD AND WAIT FOR HIM TO ACT.” PSALM 37:7

Patience is not something that comes easy to me. When I am doing something, I want the results to be completed as soon as possible. I want to see the end result quickly and not have to wait for it. Since I have become a Born-Again Christian, the Lord has had to teach me about patience. It has been a learning experience that seems to never end. I have found that the Lord works on his own time schedule and not mine. He answers my prayers, but I may not see the results immediately. The answers to my prayers may take a day, weeks, months or even years, but he keeps telling me to believe that I receive. He keeps telling me that the answers are coming but that I have to be patient. Oh, what a painful word. It took time for me to start to become obedient to his word. It took time for my faith to begin to become stronger. It took his patience on my behalf to allow my dedication to him to begin to take shape. It is an on-going process that continues still today and will continue until his return. Yes, I falter at times. I become anxious. I become angry and upset, but he is always there to remind me that the answers to my prayers are on the way. The answers will be manifest in the proper time and no sooner. If your prayers have not manifested, then the time is not right. It doesn’t’ mean that he hasn’t answered your prayer but that it is just not the right time. He has a plan for our lives and for the lives of those around us. We must trust in his plan and his timing. He loves us and he will never fail us. We must continue to build our faith and trust in him. When we do, we will begin to live in joy and with peace in our lives. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!