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Remember that prayer is the source of your strength. A worker cannot gain success while he hurries through his prayers and rushes away to look after something that he fears may be neglected or forgotten.
He gives only a few hurried thoughts to God. He does not take time to think, to pray, or to wait upon the Lord for a renewal of physical and spiritual strength.
He soon becomes weary. He does not feel the uplifting, inspiring influence of God's Spirit. He is not quickened by fresh life. His tired body and tired brain are not soothed by personal contact with Christ.
These are strange words to try and apply to our lives. No one waits for anything or anyone! We are all in the fast lane doing our own thing!
To wait upon Him takes strength and courage, strength of character to "will" to wait, and courage to do what others do not.
To do something that has eternal significance, it must be done through the power of the Holy Spirit, not logic or emotion.
When we come to understand that His ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts, it will become easier to wait for the Lord. Have you ever experienced times in your own life when you should have waited for the Lord and didn't?
Did you learn the lesson well, or will you have to suffer again?
Most of us will not come to an understanding of this vital truth without many failures.
But be encouraged to keep on trying, and wait for the Lord [In His time; walk with wisdom]
He gives only a few hurried thoughts to God. He does not take time to think, to pray, or to wait upon the Lord for a renewal of physical and spiritual strength.
He soon becomes weary. He does not feel the uplifting, inspiring influence of God's Spirit. He is not quickened by fresh life. His tired body and tired brain are not soothed by personal contact with Christ.
These are strange words to try and apply to our lives. No one waits for anything or anyone! We are all in the fast lane doing our own thing!
To wait upon Him takes strength and courage, strength of character to "will" to wait, and courage to do what others do not.
To do something that has eternal significance, it must be done through the power of the Holy Spirit, not logic or emotion.
When we come to understand that His ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts, it will become easier to wait for the Lord. Have you ever experienced times in your own life when you should have waited for the Lord and didn't?
Did you learn the lesson well, or will you have to suffer again?
Most of us will not come to an understanding of this vital truth without many failures.
But be encouraged to keep on trying, and wait for the Lord [In His time; walk with wisdom]
