It’s easy to get uncomfortable waiting. Whether it’s waiting for the right guy to come along, waiting for an answer or waiting for something you really want, no kind of waiting is fun. Many of us in our own strength try our best to push the waiting process along and that’s where we get in trouble! Sometimes us women tend to seek out a man ourselves when the Lord clearly states the man should pursue the woman and we end up hurt! None of this “pushing for things to happen” is good for anyone! You then look back and wish you hadn’t!
I myself have pushed for things many times because I wanted instant gratification and never once did it turn out in my favor! Times I settled into bad relationships just because I was uncomfortable alone led to countless damaging scars. Times I wanted something like a car or a big purchase and rushed into it, I ended up with a terrible deal in the end.
So what can we do in times like these? How do we remain patient? We wait for peace. There’s an uncanny peaceful experience when something is right for you. Wait on that! Easier said then done right? Trust me I know!
But this verse has helped me lately as I wait for peace: Isaiah 30:18 says “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 on him.” Do you see that? Blessed are all who wait on him! This should encourage you like no other! Until you feel that peace about a purchase, a man, or whatever it is you want, you have to wait and in waiting you will find yourself blessed. God is a good God and the first part of that verse says he longs to be gracious to you! He wants to give you your desires but you have to wait until it’s truly from him! If you do it any other way, it’s not from God and it’s not going to be good.
I know waiting can be hard but finding joy in the process is key! James 1:2 says “consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance and you will be blessed.” Waiting actually makes us more mature. We gain wisdom and perseverance as we wait. Knowing that, you should smile realizinv that in the end of your season waiting, God will be pleased to give you the desires of your heart and you will come out better then you were before. In patience you will get your peace. ✌🏼️
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Hello Jill Pasco. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India. Your post on " There's Peace in Patience" is a very encouraging and spirit lifting. I do remember coming across your profile earlier too but I do not remember posting comment on your blog post. I am blessed and feel honored and privileged to get connected with you as well as know you through your profile on the blogger and the blog post because of who you are in the Lord Jesus Christ and your interest in Him. I have been n the Pastoral ministry for last 37 yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have you come to Mumbai with your friends to work with us during your vacation time. I am sure you will have a life changing experience. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you, your family and friends.Also wishing you a blessed and a Christ centered rest of the year 2016
Hello Jill Pasco. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India. Your post on " There's Peace in Patience" is a very encouraging and spirit lifting. I do remember coming across your profile earlier too but I do not remember posting comment on your blog post. I am blessed and feel honored and privileged to get connected with you as well as know you through your profile on the blogger and the blog post because of who you are in the Lord Jesus Christ and your interest in Him. I have been n the Pastoral ministry for last 37 yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have you come to Mumbai with your friends to work with us during your vacation time. I am sure you will have a life changing experience. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you, your family and friends.Also wishing you a blessed and a Christ centered rest of the year 2016