Wait on the Lord

Our beloved Pastor Phil said once that "God answers prayer in three ways: yes, no, and wait." Well as a former popular pop song declared, "The waiting is the hardest part." When I get discouraged in my prayer life the Spirit usually reminds me of a song by Ron Hamilton called "Wait on the Lord". The verse that correlates with the song is very encouraging:

"Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!" ~Psalm 27:14

Our hearts will be strengthened upon our waiting on God's timing and not our timing. I remember when we still lived in our mobile home. We lived there for 5 years, and by the 3rd year I was praying so earnestly that God would give us a house. Several times David and I tried to get a home, but by God's will it never happened. Each time things didn't work out the way I wanted them to, I was upset at first. But then shortly afterward something would happen that would cause me to think, "Wow. It's a good thing we DIDN'T get a house." And I would be faced with the realization that God's sovereign will over my life is a GOOD thing even though it didn't seem like it at first, at least not to me. (God's will is good? Duh! I know, it takes me awhile to learn things.)

Gradually I started to like our mobile home more and more, and I had finally started thinking, "I really like living here. It's perfect for us." Well wouldn't you know it? THAT was when God finally opened the door for us to get a house! ☺

We have lived in our current home now for 2 years, and I am so very thankful for our house. Although I sometimes find myself missing certain aspects of our small, cozy mobile home.

My point is that God DID answer my prayer, but His response was, "Wait". I pray that God would strengthen our hearts through our prayer lives, and if you are growing discouraged I urge you to be of good courage and wait upon our Sovereign LORD. He is Faithful. ☺