WE HAVE WAITED FOR THEE

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Recently I have been put into several situations that 

made me frustrated. These are situations where 

I am not really feeling I am given a choice 

to chose what I want to do but to do what 

is bring delegated.

As I was driving one morning praying,

the Lord showed me that many times he is 

building character in me through certain 

situations whereas I am thinking, this is

just chapping me and frustrating me

beyond measure.  

The fire we feel from the circumstances

most of the time hinder our view; leaving 

us feeling panic stricken, frustrated, angry

and isolated, thus causing us more heartache.   

When we chose to wait on the Lord, 

evaluate the situation from another 

perspective, many times we find out 

it's just our view of the situation instead

of the actual facts.  

It's easy to get our head stuck in the sand 

like the ostrich and so very difficult for 

us to wait on the Lord and evaluate 

situations from a different angle, be 

patient and let him work out his 

perfect will. 

The Lord answers many times in 

different ways.  He may chose to allow 

us to endure the journey to learn valuable 

character traits and then sometimes he 

may chose to be gracious and answer 

our prayers immediately. 

Recently I had a friend who had prayed 

for over a year about a situation and 

waited patiently for God's guidance find 

out that the Lord had opened a new job 

opportunity to her. She will be working 

at a clinic with a doctor who is a believer

and prays with each patient prior to

performing surgery.  What an awesome

place for a bible believing woman 

to be placed to serve beside. 

Her sweetness, patience and enduring 

difficult times has now lead her into 

the graciousness that God has provided

for her life and the abundant joy of 

waiting, watching and praying for 

God's will instead of her own.  

Had she quit her previous job and 

found another one she may have missed 

out on finding the perfect job that 

the Lord was weaving so graciously 

for her. 

O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited 

for thee: be thou their arm every morning, 

our salvation also in the time of trouble.

Isaiah 33:2