Praise the Lord Beloved!!!
Happy Monday to you all. 😀
In Psalm 37:7 (AMP) it reads: “Be still before the Lord; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him;
Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.”
You know Beloved, at times, waiting has got to be the toughest thing to do – at any age!!! Have you ever prayed, “Lord, please give me patience and give it to me NOW!” First Lady Donece served in the military. She – the United States Coast Guard’s Military branch and I served in the Air Force branch of the military. Whenever we’re competing with one another we unleash our military branches motto: Coast Guard – “Semper Paratus (Always Ready)”, Air Force – “Aim High, Fly-Fight-Win”.
But you know, few know the Christian motto:
Psalm 37:7 (AMP) – : “Be still before the Lord; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him; Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.”
Now there may be someone out there asking: “Bishop, Houston why is that?”
WELL, I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!!! 😀
This is why: the answer is found in Isaiah 40:31 (AMP) – “But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired.”
Beloved, those words offer an awesome promise, even though they’re tough to practice. We’ve all seen or been around brown-nosing people or we’ve been around or seen people that lies, cheats, steals, backstab or manipulate their way to achieving something. And at times this makes waiting for the right doors to open at the proper time extremely difficult. Let me tell you, it’s even more frustrating for a leader who often will use all his/her administrative abilities and people skills to pry the door from its hinges if it refuses to open in a timely fashion.
There’s an old proverb that says, “God never shuts a door without opening a window”. Beloved, do you feel like there are doors slamming shut in your life presently? If you do, just wait for God’s hand to open the next window. If He chooses to allow you the relief of darkness to be your possession for a period of time, wait on Him. Wouldn’t you want His blessing in the hesitant times of your life rather than not sense His hand upon you at all? Believe me, when God does open the window, it’ll be the perfect one for you. It’ll be the exact one you need, even if it only opens onto the fire escape, roof or your yard!!!
Beloved, WAIT FOR HIM…it’ll be worth it!!! 😀
Have a blessed Monday. 😀
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