Waiting is NOT Wasting

GOD! WHEN is MY TIME?

HOW come everyone keeps getting jobs but I cannot land one?

WHY don't I have my promotion-- I really have worked HARD!

HOW come everyone else is getting married except me?

WHY aren't things working out for me?

WHY am I not done with school?

WHY am I not happy?

Have you ever had any of these thoughts? My guess is, at a point in our lives, we all have…

Let's be honest, many times we question, “Why do we have to wait”. We wonder what good can come out of waiting. What is the point of waiting when so much can be achieved within a little time? We live in a fast moving society and if there is one thing people in our generation hate, it is to wait.

While our natural inclination hates waiting, we must realize that God always sees things from a different perspective and HE doesn’t rush. While we worry about how fast we want to move and grow, God is more concerned about how strong we grow.

Waiting is not something anyone enjoys doing; but the waiting period is used by God in developing our character, building our confidence and strengthening our dependence on Him.

God molds and shapes us little by little until we are fully prepared and ready for all He has for us. However, our frustration often is that God's timetable is rarely the same as ours, but we must realize that no matter how we rush ourselves, we cannot rush God.

The Bible is full of examples of how God used a long process of waiting to develop character.

Abraham waited twenty-five years before his wife Sarah gave birth to their child of promise.

Joseph slogged through thirteen years of betrayal, false imprisonment, and abandonment before assuming the leadership of Egypt.

Moses spent forty years taking care of sheep before God called him as a deliverer of His people.

And David waited for fourteen years before the throne of Israel would be his.

So what is God having you wait for today and how long have you waited? Don't look at it as a denial to your requests. God is in control, even when it seems like nothing is happening, He hasn’t forgotten you! He is working behind the scenes.

I love Ecclesiastes 3:8- It says that there is a TIME for everything under the sun. There is a time for YOU and everyone on the planet, so wait on God. Your "TIME" will come but you cannot make that "TIME" come any faster by complaining, murmuring, or being mad at God.

Although, we find it difficult and frustrating to wait for anything, ‘the waiting season’ is one of the many seasons of our lives and we all do have our waiting periods. One thing about seasons is that, they are guaranteed to change.

In conclusion, I want to say when God puts you on hold, don't hang up! God's delays are never His denials. God has so much for you and before long, you will be out of the waiting room smiling again. WAITING IS NOT WASTING…

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Desperate times, desperate measures

Anger and frustration are rising to very dangerous levels, and we are rapidly approaching a boiling point. When people feel as though they have lost everything, they get desperate. And desperate people do desperate things.

I heard a story about a man in northern Kenya who was convicted for selling vulture meat as chicken. While I’m not condoning him, I want to point out that it all down to something beyond his control- poverty.

Many people have had to resort to desperate measures to survive.

Not quite long too, a canteen in Cotonou was found to be cooking dog meat and serving it as beef. When people discovered what they had been eating, they burnt the place to the ground but this sort of thing will keep happening until African governments start improving the lot of their citizens.

Every day when I say my prayers, I ensure that I say  a word pray our beloved continent, her leaders and citizens. You too should do same.

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Don’t lose your JOY

We live in an unhappy world. Everyday there are things and host of situations that turn to rob us of our joy. It may be the loss of a loved one, it may be the loss of a job, it could be the break-up of a relationship, it could be pressures at work, it could be a problem in the family, it could be current economic realities, it could be people who don’t do what they say they will do, and it could be concern about the future.

All you need to do to fall into deep depression is to put on the TV. Happenings around the world are enough to make you sick.

Our joyless state has produced a joyless society. We have joyless homes, joyless marriages, joyless jobs, joyless relationships and more. If there is something we desperately need to get back as a people it is the joy of the Lord in our hearts.

One of the hardest things in life is to rejoice in the time of trouble, however being joyful in the time of trouble is one skill we all must learn if we want to live in total victory. WE NEED TO BE A PEOPLE WHO WILL LOOK AT REALITY IN THE FACE AND STILL STAY JOYFUL.

It is easy to be joyful when the circumstance is convenient but what happens when the circumstance is not convenient? According to the scriptures, no circumstance or person should make us unhappy. The joy of the Lord is not dependent on outward circumstances—it comes straight from the inside.

We are to be joyful in the good times and in the bad times. We are to be joyful on the mountain top and in the valley below. We are to be joyful when we have money in our pockets and when we are empty and broke.

We live in a real world full of ups and downs. One moment you are up, the next moment you are down, confused and discouraged. We sure can’t control all of our circumstances but we can and should rise above negative circumstances and decide that no matter what comes against us we are not going to lose our joy.

One of the things I’ve learned is that I don’t always have to have my way in order to be happy. I got to a point in my life when I had to say I’m done with letting people and circumstances always make me unhappy. Things may not go the way I want but I am not going to lose my JOY.

Let’s not allow people steal our joy. People will always be people; they may do things and make decisions that may irritate us but we can decide to keep a smile on our face and be happy regardless of what other people do to us.

Let’s not allow circumstances kill JOY. Things may not always go according to how we plan but then we must live in the awareness that God is working things out for our good. Scripture says in Rom 8:28: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
When we have joy in the midst of trials and test, we put the devil on the run, because the joy of the Lord is our strength! Nehemiah 8:10b. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

So where do we find real joy? The answer in simple! THE LORD GIVES IT. Joy is not a commodity we buy from the market. JOY is a fruit of the spirit and it is found only in the LORD.

If you wake up each morning and don’t find your name in the obituary column, rejoice and be exceedingly glad. You are alive and amongst the living. God has so much in store for you and regardless of what the devil throws at you, do not lose you JOY.

It is God’s will for us to be and stay joyful so let’s be joyful. Don’t lose your JOY!!!

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