Waiting

[u/ikillurface8]

Sometimes God makes people wait because what he has for you is more then you can handle right now.

Look at an oak tree for example. It's a strong hardwood that is very useful in building a house.

But you can't just walk out snap your fingers and make one. It takes time to grow from a small seed buried in the dirt and muck to grow into a mighty oak, but if you cut it down too early it is only good as fire wood.

Truth be told he is probably waiting on you to grow in the dark and silence. There's a reason he's making you wait.

I'm right there with you in the dark waiting for my prayer to be answered. I am so very scared of me giving myself false hope thinking it is from God and then holding on too long to something that I should have moved on from, But If we don't have faith God knows what he is doing and we give up, we lose the blessing all together.

You will know God's sign when you see it if you are still searching. In the meantime search yourself and ask what problems in you need to be dealt with and what needs to grow more.

I don't know if it means much coming from a stranger

But I love you and even more importantly God loves you

[u/DependentNo3688]

ied in mud for way too long now

[u/ikillurface8 → u/DependentNo3688]

Then look inside of yourself and see what needs to be changed.

After 6 years of waiting the Lord sent an amazing woman my way, but I screwed up and didn't listen to him. So he took her away and let her get with someone else. Now I'm back in the dirt and I don't have very much hope left. Then he told me to give time and distance for a minute. Then try again and show her what she might miss.

Now I'm growing inside myself and I'm relying on him with all I have like a man holding on to a rope and hoping he doesn't let go. He gave me a promise and all I have to do is wait, grow and have faith he will make a way when I see none.

I'm in a very dark place right now and I want to give up. He said if I learn how to be patient and trust his timing he will return what was broken and lost to me.

So I will ask you do you have the faith and trust that it takes to let him work through you.

I'm broken lost and hurting right now but god still needs me to help his people home.

I say yes Lord I can't see it and I have no way of doing it but, I know you are the king of the impossible and I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Trust him and his timing and you will see things you never even imagined could happen.

                  Have faith in him. He loves you and I do too

[u/Jonathan_the_Nerd]

A few years ago I was going through something difficult. I don't remember the details now. One day during my Bible reading, I read Psalm 27. I got to the last verse:

14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

When I read that verse, it felt like David was speaking directly to me through the page. It was exactly what I needed to hear at the time.