Waiting, trusting, and hoping are intricately connected, like golden strands interwoven to form a strong chain. Trusting is the central strand, because it is the response from My children that I desire the most. Waiting and hoping embellish the central strand and strengthen the chain that connects you to Me. Waiting for Me to work, with your eyes on Me, is evidence that you really do trust Me. If you mouth the words "I trust You" while anxiously trying to make things go your way, your words ring hollow. Hoping is future-directed, connecting you to your inheritance in heaven. However the benefits of hope fall fully on you in the present.
Because you are Mine, you don't just pass time in your waiting, You can wait expectantly, in hopeful trust. Keep your "antennae" out to pick up even the faintest glimmer of My Presence.
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me."- John 14:1
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.- Psalm 27:!4
God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.- Hebrews 6:18-20
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It is so hard to wait sometimes, especially when we think our timing is more important than God's. BUT he promises us if we TRUST him, he will bless us abundantly. I am having to tell myself this everyday when I get anxious about a full time job to come my way. Oh Lord, I TRUST YOU and your plan for my life, no matter how hard it gets. You are ALMIGHTY.
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Be blessed,
Britt
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