For all who are waiting!

Waiting when it no longer yields results pushes us into apprehension, anxiety and disappointment. We anticipate that we will receive what we are longing for and are eager to be on the receiving end at the earliest given opportunity. Unfortunately, reality is different. Waiting with a definite date of receiving gives satisfaction, provided we receive it on the expected date. But then all who just received it are also not always happy of receiving what they waited for. God in His sovereign plan incorporated the waiting in human life to give the right thing that belongs to us.

The poem by Sarah Bourns Crosby describes it beautifully:

A blessing in the longing

What if the seemingly endless delay

Is full of gifts you wouldn’t receive any other way,

What if walking in the wilderness is the point,

What if waiting in the stillness is the joy,

What if the roots need to burrow down deeper

So the fruit will be that much sweeter,

What if the waiting makes the heart grow stronger

Just as absence makes the heart grow fonder,

What if it’s less about getting to the other side

And more about the slow transformation taking place deep inside

What if the best things don’t happen overnight

And time is actually on your side,

What if you really (truly) are not in control

And all you can do is let it unfold,

What if God hasn’t forgotten His plans for you

He’s simply inviting you to lean in and pay close attention to what He is about to do,

What if, when it seems like nothing is happening at all,

That’s right when God is saying, I Am Still Faithful,

What if it looks really different than you thought it would,

But even then, it could still be really, really good.

 

What we want to receive and actually receive may not exactly be from God but then the Bible assures us that ‘every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”. God the father loved us so much to send His only son Jesus as a sacrifice for the forgiveness of mankind to make a provision for us to trust in Him and be saved. Therefore, every necessity and gift will to be endowed to those who learn to wait not just for something good as one defines, but receive it from the creator of the universe believing in His sovereignty. We can count on Jesus because of who He is. Don’t lose heart. The greatest thing we all need to receive is the salvation. It cleanses and delivers us from all the wrongdoings and sin to give each one of us the heavenly inheritance as well as all you need here. You can pray to Him in your own words. You will never be disappointed!

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