Fruits of waiting on the Lord

15 December 2011

Waiting kills a person. Spoil the morale and the self esteem of a person. Waiting in this world for multifarious things leads to drained and fed –up mind set. We generally wait for material things- job- a change in career, family life, kids, house, car, may be physical healing, bank balance, and more. The list may be endless.

we may have our own timetable to follow  and, often persuaded to run ahead and take our own course of action, to fill-up the most urgent and important activities. Often we have more chances to go wrong and then face terrible consequences.

Bible teaches us “Be still and know that I am God’ and see the end result – you can have a rich blessings in the process.

God promises as:

 “I will go before you 
   and will level the mountains
I will break down gates of bronze 
   and cut through bars of iron. 

 I will give you hidden treasures, 
   riches stored in secret places, 
so that you may know that I am the LORD, Isaiah 45:2-3

 “My soul, wait silently for God alone,
  For my expectation is from Him. Psalms 62:5

“I waited patiently for the LORD; 
   he turned to me and heard my cry. Psalms 40:1

Actually we cannot list out HIS blessings. It flows beyond our expectations.

An attempt has been made to list out the some of the major blessings we receive from waiting on God.

·          YOU are blessed.

“Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; 
   therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. 
For the LORD is a God of justice. 
   Blessed are all who wait for him! Isaiah 30:18

“Blessed is the one who waits for ……. Daniel 12:12

·          You will Experience His goodness.

“The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, 
      To the soul who seeks Him. Lamentations 3:25

·         Shall not be ashamed.

 “No one who hopes in you 
   will ever be put to shame, 
but shame will come on those 
   who are treacherous without cause. Psalms 25:3.

·         Shall renew their strength.

 “..but those who hope in the LORD 
   will renew their strength. 
They will soar on wings like eagles; 
   they will run and not grow weary, 
   they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31

·         Shall inherit the earth.

“For evildoers shall be cut off;
         But those who wait on the LORD, 
         They shall inherit the earth. Psalms 37:9

·         Shall be saved.

Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!” 
   Wait for the LORD, and he will avenge you. Proverbs 20:22

·         Shall rejoice in salvation.

 “Behold, this is our God; 
      We have waited for Him, and He will save us. 
      This is the LORD; 
      We have waited for Him; 
      We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation. Isaiah 25:9

“Shall receive the glorious things prepared by God for them.

Since ancient times no one has heard, 
   no ear has perceived, 
no eye has seen any God besides you, 
   who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. Isaiah 64:4.

You have to wait and see the endless list of blessing you can receive from your Heavenly Father.

God bless

Purposeful waiting on God

14 December 2011 

We live in a different world with an ‘instant-culture’, so we don’t want to be part of waiting (always on the run) We have a hectic schedule ahead of us always and at all times. 'BUSY' THAT IS THE BUZZ WORD.


what does it mean to wait?  
Waiting demands much more than patience. Obliviously it is like staying where God has planted us, living in peace, contented, and continuing to serve him as He has instructed us. we look( wait for) to him eagerly to full fill His promise and give us the strength during crisis to hold on.


It requires trust, faithfulness, and confidence to move on, when we feel like giving up.

Strange to think that waiting actually makes us move forward. But waiting means  being still and listening for his voice, keeping our mind open to His instruction.  

Often we are pushed to circumstances where we grow tired and weary and we feel like quitting and giving up. 

• Transform your hearts to obey and wait. 
• Trust God. Have self-control. 
• Resist the weak fleshly temptations. 
• no turning back
• Lord is your strength and a strong tower to hide.
• Keep your heart and soul free from evil thinking.

 Some of the personal traits for a waiting person can be seen as:

 

·         Wait for God with the soul.

 “Truly my soul finds rest in God; 
   my salvation comes from him.Psalms 62:1

“Yes, my soul, find rest in God; 
   my hope comes from him. Psalms 62:5

·         Wait  With earnest desire.

My soul waits for the Lord
         More than those who watch for the morning— 
         Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.  Psalms 130:6

·         Wait With patience.

Be still before the LORD 
   and wait patiently for him; . Psalms 37:7

I waited patiently for the LORD; 
   he turned to me and heard my cry. Psalms 40:1

·         wait With hope in His word.

I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, 
   and in his word I put my hope. Psalms 130:5

·         wait Continually.

So you, by the help of your God, return; 
      Observe mercy and justice, 
      And wait on your God continually. Hosea 12:6

·         Wait All the day.

‘Guide me in your truth and teach me, 
   for you are God my Savior, 
   and my hope is in you all day long. Psalms 25:5

·         Wait in adversity.

Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me.  Deliver me from evildoers  and save me from those who are after my blood.See how they lie in wait for me! ….You, LORD God Almighty, 
 you who are the God of Israel……^.See what they spew from their mouths— 
   the words from their lips are sharp as swords,…You are my strength, I watch for you;you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.... Psalms 59:1-9

Waiting need a mature mind. 
A slightest lose of faith can tamper the purpose of waiting. Of course I am not denying the fact that waiting is a long and a blind path to walk upon.


Remember JESUS is there to hold your hand while you walk.


Praise the Lord.

God bless

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He has made everything beautiful in HIS time.

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edited by me

13 December 2011 

There are times in our life, everything seems to go wayward and unruly we are liable to be depressed. When we pray, we expect an instance answer to our prayers. 
God does not work in the way, we want Him to be. 
God usually does not tell us how and when He will answer our prayers, but one thing is sure He never comes late. 
Waiting makes us feel bad at times,obviously depressed to make  a positive move ahead.

 "He has made everything beautiful in its time …” Ecclesiastes 3:1

The word ‘wait’ is like the thread in a rope. Every little thread  being added to the rope, will increase its strength. 
So each time you wait on the Lord you add another thread to the rope; you get stronger and stronger, and capable to face and cope up with the crisis.

 Waiting Gives you strength, peace, courage and rest in God. The more you wait (in the Lord), more stronger person you are.

• The Bible says, “But 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 40:31
•  “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3
• "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. (Psalms 27:14)
• "Yes, my soul, find rest in God;  my hope comes from him. (Psalms 62:5)

Do not stumble in your way. wait on the Lord and renew your strength. Take  adequate care.

If we wait for the Lord, he will refresh and revive us with new energy and vigor, to soar, to run, and walk with him.

God Bless.

Secrets of waiting

12 December 2011 

However rough the road you travel in life, may be violent with multiplicity of conflicts, coupled with trials, yet we have  hope embedded in our heart.
 
Have hope always; for God has said– "They shall not be ashamed, who wait for me."

Wait on the Lord with firmness- no turning back- Never give up. 
your God is a Sovereign Lord, and HE will work in his own time and in HIS own  way; 
               "Wait on the Lord."

 The Lord can easily find a way for your escape, God is omnipotent, there is nothing too hard for the Lord. Therefore let nothing dishearten or discourage you.

Entirely learn to dependent on the Lord, (despite the fact that we don't have a  friend to share or an adviser to say something, or a helper to lend a hand).Left on unattended and wavering a midst problems.Pray

• "Lead me in your truth, and teach me; for you are the God of my salvation; on you do I wait all the day." Psalm 25:5
• "Blessed is the man that hear me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors." Proverbs 8:34.

• "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32:8 

• “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. Isaiah 55:8

If you rely on God you will not be disappointed, nor flee in sudden panic. Of course it will not come free of cost.

You need a stipulated traits rooted deep in you. That is the secret of waiting and getting an answer.

·         Wait on the Lord with faith:

We should live, walk, and constantly exercise faith. Believe, therefore, what God has promised about the care over you.

Grasp the promise firmly, believe in the precious promises and refuse to let it go. Doubting and fearing can do you no good but more harm

•  “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
• “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him”. Hebrews 11:6
• “Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.For the LORD is a God of justice.Blessed are all who wait for him! Isaiah 30:18
•   Wait on the Lord in prayer

Prayer is the comfort for the mind and heart (soul). Prayer is the key to get an answer. prayer means fixing our eyes on God  or a feel that go out from the heart, or a suppressed heaviness laid under God’s feet  and of course the cry of the soul.

In waiting upon God, let your prayers be simple. be direct, going ‘nonstop’ from your heart to the heart of God. Let them be comprehensive.

Everything should be turned into prayer; all our concerns should be laid before the Lord. They may be temporal or spiritual, limited to time or run into eternity;

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.John14:1

"Trust in him at all times; you people, pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us."

"Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:4

Waiting is  the toughest job in the whole world. The result of waiting can be pleasant or harsh.
But waiting on God may be  a sweetest trail period in your life. Your heart will be filled with joy and contentment after seeing the end product.
Praise the Lord.

God bless
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