40 Days of Waiting Recap

The Waiting is the Hardest Part

waiting recap

Delay of creation, the delay of man, the delay of Eve, the delay of the rainbow, the delay of Abraham and Sarah, the delay of Joseph sold into slavery, the delay of Moses coming off the mountain, the delay between Malachi and Matthew (400 years) the delay between Jesus’ birth, death, resurrection, and second coming. COVENANTS

Our God is a promise-keeping God of perfectly-timed delay

Sin is what sinners living in the flesh do in times of delay. Wait is what spirit-filled sinners do in times of delay.

The benefits of waiting on God: it leads to expectancy, hope, trust, patience and reveals our character.

Our ability and willingness to wait reveals our character

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Delay of Jesus - not a delay

Three things to do in the waiting: be diligent, be spotless, and be at peace.

be diligent (do the things you need to do while you wait), be spotless (confess, repent, repeat. Leopard/sinner - Jesus is our supernatural spot remover.) Be at peace: fist shaking at God means you are at war with God. You won’t win. Surrender and be at peace with the wait.

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Waiting without humility is not waiting

humility is inevitable, we humble ourselves or God does it for us. Humility is linked with repentance and God’s favor.

Two small things you can do to humble yourself while you wait:

1. Be thankful for what you have (What has Jesus provided?)

2. Be okay with your situation not changing (Is Jesus enough?)

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God is waiting for you to wait

Stop taking action on your own. Stop panicking like a whirling dervish. Stop drinking sewage to avoid feeling thirsty. Thirst for more of God.

God is waiting for you to trust

trust: Who is more trustworthy and just than God? And yet who is more merciful and gives more grace than He?

God is waiting for you to repent

repent. Take action in your waiting and trusting. Smash the idols you have been worshipping in place of God. If you don’t smash the idols in your life, they’ll smash you. Humpty Dumpty with a wall addiction…your life just keeps falling apart.

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Read Sheliah’s letter

What to do when He answers (and when He doesn’t) -

Proclaim His greatness (tell of His wondrous works)

Psalm 145 ESV

A Song of Praise. Of David. I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will declare your greatness. They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made. All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord, and all your saints shall bless you! They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power, to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works. The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them. The Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.