So in the middle of one of my many prayer moments tonight, God brought this verse to mind. He has a way of doing that lately (even when it's not what my natural wants to hear). I was talking to God about a couple of long standing requests (being real...I may have even used the whiny voice as I asked Him how much longer on a couple of these requests). God answered back with that gentle patient voice that He does with this verse...and then proceeded to preach me a mini sermon.
How many times do we get impatient waiting on God to answer that list of requests? I know I have that list that it honestly seems like He and I discuss every couple of days. It's not that I need an answer on some of them, but I need Him to remind me He's working on it. How quickly we lose sight of all that God has answered for us when we let our focus drift to all that is still left unanswered for the moment. The same God that answered the prayer you prayed yesterday or even last hour is the same One working on the request that you haven't seen answered yet. He's never late even though His clock doesn't seem to match ours. Visual moment...when a child is learning to write, some letters take longer to form and more strokes than others. The letter O is a easy for them to form, while the letter M takes a little more time. Think about that for a minute...God is working out His perfect plan for YOU...it's not going to look the same as anyone else's because He made you and called you.
God's thoughts towards your are much higher than yours. His ways are more than you could imagine, and His prayers....are for what you need to be whole, complete, lacking in nothing.
Oh Father...forgive us for when we lose sight of all that you have done while asking for you to do more. Thank you for the ways you continue to amaze us with Your Presence and as we move forward on the journey may we seek to think Your thoughts about us and to trust you each step of the way...
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