Waiting sometimes last a long time, but it's worth it.

The Forge

At least as important as the things we wait for is the work God wants to do in us as we wait…
Picture a blazing hot forge and a piece of gold thrust into it to be heated until all that is impure and false is burnt out.  As it is heated, it is also softened and shaped by the metalworker.  Our faith is the gold; our suffering is the fire.  The forge is the waiting: it is the tension and longing and, at times, anguish of waiting for God to keep his promises…
Taken from Waiting: Finding Hope When God Seems Silent by Ben Patterson Copyright (c) 1989 by Ben Patterson. Published by InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. www.ivpress.com
Psalm 130
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1 A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to you, LORD ;
2 Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
3 If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
5 I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
7 Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. 8He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.

No one is waiting anymore. I just talked to a friend about Halloween. When we were little, we rarely got candy. The reason Halloween was such a big deal is we never got candy. Today, kids get candy everyday. They go through the check out line, and just throw something up on the belt, and we pay for it. There is no waiting for candy. When I was a kid, I got clothes I needed for Christmas. Things like socks, and a new toothbrush were in my stocking. We got oranges and nuts, because they were special. Now, we can buy produce in season and out. There is no waiting, but nothing has any real value. God is still waiting. He is waiting for us. He is waiting for His word to be fulfilled.

My husband just told me this morning, "Honey you know all the prophetic words you have spoken for all these years?" I said, "Yes." He said, "They are about to be fulfilled and many are already coming to pass." I thought to myself, "Wow, God some of those took a long time." I knew in my spirit that it was worth the wait. Waiting on God is part of the maturation process for Prophets of God. We hear, then we wait. It is in the waiting that we keep wanting. We keep wanting what God has, We keep waiting to hear His voice. I personally, look forward to each day because each day, I wake up waiting on Him.  (If the video below does not show up click this link or view in your Browser. https://youtu.be/3gjXBMC8-oM )

ACTION STEP: God is not surprised at anything or any one. God is all powerful and He is in control. As we wait, it is critical that we keep our sense of humor in the fullest meaning of that word.  When laughter goes, so does hope.  When God reaffirms his promise to Abraham and Sarah, he restores not only their faith, but their ability to laugh as well.  One goes with the other.  Only the laughers can believe.  Only the believers can laugh.  The only thing worse than waiting is waiting without laughing.