Mark Batterson's story of having to wait a year to purchase their family's dream house is a great one.
Patience and waiting and discernment (fleece) are all key points but the greatest walk-away may be Mark's grasp that trusting God to provide meant that the house could not be more important than God. Their dream was relinquished into God's providence.
So too, you and I must relinquish our dreams to God and have the patience to trust that God will provide what we need at just the right season.
Can you imagine waiting a whole year for a house? I have my sights set on a certain grill, but I am waiting - a promise that it will go on sale. But waiting has been tough.
Now think about something so much more important like revival to come to a faith community or healing or a city turning to God.
Waiting. It does not come naturally and it's compounded by our cultural expectation of immediacy for everything. Kids can't wait to grow up. Couples can't wait for marriage. Spouses can't wait and save for major purchases. You get the point.
And it's expected that we would bring this immediacy blemish into our prayer lives. Expected but not desired. The answer to any prayer must be relinquished to God who knows the perfect what AND when.
The beauty of waiting is that the longer the wait, the more cherished the birth.
May your prayers lead you into a simple trust that God knows the perfect what and when. May He guide your content and increase your passion and strengthen your perseverance.
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It is very hard to watch the recovery of Ashton. It seems so slow. We want a complete recovery now. He has come a long way though and continues to heal one step at a time. I have learned to ask for one thing at a time. That he eat, that he can come home, my new one is that he get strong enough to hold up his head. God has answered everyone of thoses prayers. I am thankful and learning patience. Gods time, God's way. One thing for sure over 5,000 are praying and thanking God. a men
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