It started with a 30 minute wait at WalMart and an admission of how truly impatient I am at times. It ended with my Heavenly Father inviting me to learn a lesson of a lifetime. He patiently showed me how to wait on Him so that I would be renewed in the wait. Learning to wait with joy, with expectation, with anticipation, is perhaps one of the most important lessons...
Good and Loved
How to wait on God – Lesson 7 One of my favorite Christian artist, Travis Green, has a new album debuting in October. He has released one of the songs from his new album to YouTube, Good and Loved. I had listened to it a few times but was not particularly impressed. But God would use this song to reveal to me the most profound lesson of all: “Melissa, while...
Oh Be Careful Little Eyes…
How To Wait on God Part 6 I had a great day on Tuesday. When God said He was going to teach me how to Wait on Him, I was a little skeptical. I envisioned long lines, traffic jams, and frustration. But instead my day was full of revelation from my Father. Hearing His voice is the sweetest sound. That is why I was surprised when a sudden wave of...
His Timing is Perfect
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The Wait
David was 16 when Samuel anointed him as King over Israel. He was thirty when he saw partial fulfillment to that promise. That is a fourteen year wait. He started off strong in the wait – slaying a giant, defeating armies, living in the palace, marrying the king’s daughter. The wait was easy…until it wasn’t. Then there were years of living in caves surrounded by scoundrels, being pursued and threaten...
Wait
Yesterday, I asked the question, “Why did Jesus wait two days before returning to heal His friend, Lazarus?” This morning I read this: “So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too, for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.” John 12:10-11 NET Lazarus’ death and resurrection was not about Lazarus or Mary or Martha. It was about the...
Prosper Where You Are!
Often as Christians we may find ourselves in what we perceive as a desert. It’s a place where we are waiting for the next thing. You may be in a difficult job situation and you are waiting for different employment. You may be waiting for God to send you a spouse. You maybe waiting for the manifestation of your healing. You are in a difficult situation, you know God has...