STAY PATIENT

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

^1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Yesterday we touched briefly on that little virtue patience.

So I am going to assume that many of you, inspired by the glorious insight that was shared, (TONGUE PLACED FIRMLY IN CHEEK with a DRIP of SARCASM) did perhaps opt for a more patient approach to things yesterday.But that pesky calendar flipped and that sun is getting ready to come up so are you ready for another round?

I hope so.I’m “trying”myself.

The truth is patience is something we must CULTIVATE; it takes time and focus.In our very “instagrammy”and to the second news cycle world, it is very easy to forget the lessons of just yesterday. It is easy to forgo those day-old commitments and slip right back into our ingrained habits.

It is easy to “get impatient” with patience.

But we agreed yesterday that waiting on the LORD was a “GOOD thing”that opened the doors to “GOD things” right? So let’s stay on track today.Let’s cultivate!

First decide right now to allow GOD to continue to direct your path.Don’t get impatient with GOD’s progress.Stay steady. Remember, pursuing our plan apart from God leads directly to a path outside of His will and that is NEVER good. Don’t forget that impatience may cause us to run ahead of Him and the result is that we will get off track again. Stay with GOD’S PLAN!

Psalm 27:14

Stay with God…Don’t quit. I’ll say it again: Stay with God.

Secondly, stay focused. Other people will start to question why you are so calm, why you are not “pressing the issues” or pushing for answers. Don’t let them influence you. They may even start to question your judgment. Don’t forget it is GOD you are leaning on, not them. Remember HIS STRENGTH comes in seeking and waiting on HIM. So process the pressures from others and put them in perspective.

Does this mean we are not to take godly counsel from others? No, but resolve to not move forward until the Lord confirms their advice.

Psalm 37:7

Quiet down before God, be prayerful before him.

Don’t bother with those who climb the ladder, who elbow their way to the top…

Lastly, remember GOD honors the patient.You may be criticized for a perceived lack of action but don’t allow those opinions to move or sway you.Trusting God and waiting on Him is the only sound solution.It WILL pay off!

Romans 5:4 (MSG)

…patience…forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!

So as Eric Free’s alter ego Psalty the Song Book would say, “Have patience, have patience, don’t be in such a hurry…”

Have a wonderful and blessed weekend!

I love you all!

Freedom Church

Pastor GDelaney

Pastor GDelaney