What If I Miss The Will of God? Part 1 | |
Humility That Attracts and Encourages | | | | by Carolyn McCulley | |
| | | | Here's a frequent conversation that I've been having over the last two years. Sitting across from me will be an attractive man, anywhere from 18 to 35. He is usually well-regarded by his pastor, communicates clearly, holds a good job, and leads a small group or other ministry team. In other words, not the kind of man I would think lacks confidence. And yet, he needs encouragement to initiate a relationship — which is why he is there talking to me. My job as his friend is to help him figure out what he is going to say and assure him that he is doing the right thing in stepping up to the plate. While he worries about the possible rejection of one woman, I can usually think of a half-dozen others who would jump for joy if he pursued any of them. So it's with detached amusement that I listen, marveling that this is a lot harder for men than I ever imagined in years past. Being privy to the way men think has tempered my own self-righteousness and impatience in the area of romantic relationships. While we women exercise trust in God by waiting to be pursued, men exercise trust in God by risking rejection. Because of that, I always encourage my brothers in Christ to sow to godly masculinity and not passivity — to be more concerned with their own actions and motivations than the outcome of their pursuit. When I first wrote a book to encourage single women, I never imagined it would lead to more conversations with single men. (If I had known this, I would have written it a lot earlier!) But I don't want to keep this valuable information to myself. I want other single women to benefit from these many conversations, too. Here's my take-away point for women: There is a godly humility that we should cultivate that will both attract men and encourage them. Let me unpack that thought a bit more. First, let's acknowledge that the dating/courting process can be extremely awkward. That awkwardness can create tense friendships in the church, instead of the ease of brother-sister relationships. Some of this will never change, due to the innate, volatile mix of human desires. But I do believe we women can smooth over some of that awkwardness by putting away self-righteousness, arrogance, and selfishness in these interactions, and instead clothing ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience (Col. 3:12). In saying this, I'm not suggesting that a woman must accept every initiative or invitation that comes her way. I'm also not suggesting these ideas apply to the unwanted attention of ungodly or dangerous men. My focus for this article is on the relationships of single men and women within the church. Within that context, I think it is good to remember that we have an eternal bond in Jesus Christ, and that bond requires something of us because of what we have received in Him. So whenever a man initiates friendship or more with us, and that's not our preference, we need to treat him graciously as a brother. If he's trying to be a friend, we shouldn't snub him unkindly. If he's initiating something more and we aren't in faith for it, or can't return the affection, we should exhibit humility by taking the time to consider and pray over his request, get counsel from others (just in case we don't see things clearly), and decline him kindly. We should not look down on any godly man, but thank him for demonstrating trust in God by risking such a request. We should build him up and make it easy for him to step out once again, even if we are not giving him the answer he wants. Second, we need to remember that humility is a quality that is highly prized in Scripture. Philippians 2:3-4 tells us: "Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others." Let me break that down. Do nothing from conceit (don't think of yourself more highly than you ought). Count others as more significant (including men who aren't your preference). Consider the interests of others in the same way you regard your own interests (you wouldn't like to be snubbed, either, would you?). Let's be honest. You may not have any attraction to a particular man when he initiates a relationship with you — but it's highly likely that one day he will connect with the woman who is to be his wife. Wouldn't you want to be the kind of gracious woman who makes it easier for him to try again with someone else? And wouldn't you want that from the last woman your future husband pursues? (Don't lose me here in all the hypotheticals.) More importantly than this, don't we all want to be the kind of women who please our Father because we are imitating His Son? As verses five and six say: "Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men." Another translation says it this way, "your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus." Recently I heard about a man who said women "laughed in his face" when he initiated relationships with them. I was puzzled to hear this report because this man would be considered generally attractive, outgoing, and godly. Why were women reacting this way? Even accounting for possible hyperbole in this report, I was still saddened. The next time a man takes any initiative toward us, I would suggest we consider it an evidence of God's grace before we view it any other way. In humility, we should think about how difficult it is for a man to risk rejection. We should care more for his interests in this situation than our own possible awkwardness, discomfort, or even disappointment. Humility dictates that we should be honored, not displeased, when any godly man expresses interest. Again, that doesn't mean we need to accept. But we should not belittle him for having made the effort. Third, humility recognizes we're not omniscient. While we may know a man fairly well, we still don't know everything about him. He may have character qualities that would be a pleasant surprise to discover — just like the famous Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. I have a friend who married a man completely unlike the one who started to court her. The man who first asked her out was quiet, willing to be in the background, and was slightly fashion-challenged. The one who won her heart was romantic, thoughtful, funny, reliable, and willing to go shopping. What changed? Nothing but her own perspective. She had formed an opinion of him that was incomplete when they were mere acquaintances. When he began to show his interest in her, she wasn't very thrilled. But because she knew he was a man worthy of respect, she took the time to ask others for their advice. Several older, married women pointed out qualities they'd seen in him that would make for a good husband. Their perspective helped her to reconsider some of the superficial ways she had been evaluating him. When he asked to court her, she said yes — in faith that her affections could grow for a man she fundamentally respected. It happened. Not only did her affections grow, so did her attraction. After she was engaged, her other single, female friends commented that her fiancé had blossomed during their courtship. When she relayed this comment to her future husband, he simply remarked that he had done that on purpose. He wanted to be more reserved around other single women he wasn't pursuing, so that he could save all that romance, attention, and effort for the woman whose heart he was trying to win. Ahhh ... don't you want to sigh with appreciation? Of course! This is the kind of intentionality that we should encourage as much as we can with our own godly responses. Therefore, let us be marked by a spirit of sisterly graciousness that wants to cheer on our brothers as they exercise their trust in God to fulfill the Proverbs 18:22 passage to find a good thing — a wife. |
“What if I miss the will of God?” (Part II)
For centuries, good-hearted believers have feared missing the will of God for their lives. People have struggled and strived to know the will of God and hope they could discover this eternal mystery.
Let’s dispel this myth. The will of God is NOT a mystery. We've already established that the WORD of GOD is the WILL of God. Let’s continue... 1. NOW (right now) abide these three: faith, hope and love—but the greatest of these is love. This really simplifies it for us. I am in the will of God when I am abiding in FAITH, HOPE and LOVE. When I am “believing what God said,” I am in faith. This puts me in the will of God. Adam and Eve fell short of God’s will WHEN they believed something OTHER than what God said.
2. Next, I am in the will of God when I am abiding in hope. Hope is expectation of good. When I am expecting good from God every day, I am in the will of God. Psalm 118:24 says, “This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!”
3. AND, I am in the will of God when I am abiding in love. Everything comes together in our life when we believe the love that God has for us. The great commandment—love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself—this is the will of God. This all begins with believing the love God has toward us. (1 John 4:16 NASB) “We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in Him.”
4. He will not leave you hanging! Job 33:14 AMPLIFIED says, “For God does reveal His will; He speaks not only once, but more than once...” See, He isn’t going to make it hard and laborious for you to know His will. He will speak more than once, to get the point across to you. That’s why there are 66 books in the Bible! That’s why we should be hearing the Word over and over in our minds, in our churches, in every way we can! Expect God to reveal His will to you today! 5. Commit your life into His hands. Proverbs 16:3 AMPLIFIED says, “Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.”
6. Be willing to do it, BEFORE you know it. John 17:7 (NASB) says, "If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.”
7. Believe that you can pray God’s will into your life. Jesus wouldn’t tell us to do something unless He knew it would work! In Matthew 6, Jesus told us to pray this way: “...Thy kingdom come, THY WILL BE DONE, IN EARTH, as it is in heaven...” THINK IT & SAY IT:
I am in the will of God because I abide in faith, hope and love. I believe what God said; I expect good from God today; and I believe the love God has for me. God will not leave me hanging. He will reveal His will to me over and over.
I commit my works and my ways to Him, and He will cause my thoughts to come into agreement with His will. I expect to be established today and succeed. I pray and receive God’s will in my life, today, as it is in heaven! In Jesus’ Name!
In His Love,
Gregory Dickow
What if I miss God's will? Part I What if I make the wrong decision?
These are some of the thoughts that punish many people; that produce doubt, uncertainty and fear in us--almost becoming self-fulfilling prophecies leading us to make bad decisions.
Let’s fast from the thought that we are out of the will of God or that we will probably miss God's will. 1. Put first things first. God's "will" is His Word. ("Testament" means "will") It’s not a mystery. If you left a "will" for your loved ones, it would focus on what you are doing for them, rather than what they need to do for you (Of course, you would be dead!). FOCUS ON WHAT GOD HAS DONE. Read the “will” or the “testament”, as if it were listing what NOW belongs to you since Jesus died and rose again. (Hebrews 9:14-20) 2. The “will” of God begins with a “state of being” not a “state of doing.” What I mean by this is: since our foundational scripture is “As a man thinks, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7), our focus should be on what God said we ARE, and what God said we HAVE. Then, that will produce what God wants us to DO. When you know you ARE what God says you are, and you HAVE what God says you have, then you will DO the will of God. The right decisions will be the byproduct of the right thinking. 3. As you fill your heart up with the Word of God, He will lead you safely into His will! Psalm 119:9-11 says, “I have hidden your Word in my heart that I might not SIN against Thee.” “Sin” = missing the mark. You won’t MISS the “will” or the mark when you hide the Word in your heart! 4. The “will” of God is activated in our life through the giving of thanks. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, “In everything give thanks, for this is the WILL OF GOD for you, in Christ Jesus.” Notice, He doesn’t say “give thanks FOR everything,” but rather: “give thanks IN everything.” No matter what you are facing right now—the will of God is to give thanks, IN the midst of it. By thanks and praise CONTINUALLY, we are infesting our situation with the presence and possibilities of God’s power! 5. The will of God is bigger and broader than most people think. At a large airport, there are several runways that a plane can land on, safely, arriving at its destination. Get rid of the mindset that there’s only one runway and you might miss it and crash! There are several runways in the will of God, and therefore many options that are equally acceptable and approved by God. 6. MORE TO COME ON THIS TOMORROW!
THINK IT & SAY IT:
I am not going to miss God’s will for my life! His Word is His Will, and I accept and embrace His Word as the cornerstone of my life.
I AM what God’s Word says I am. And I HAVE what God’s Word says I have. I have a covenant with God, and knowing that will lead me into the right decisions for my life. He will keep me in His Will, as I keep His Word in my heart.
I choose a life of thanks and praise which puts me in the middle of God’s will, AND brings God’s will into the middle of my situation, infesting my surroundings with God’s presence and God’s power! In Jesus’ Name!
Happy Day!
Gregory Dickow
Today we are fasting from the thought that forgiveness is not that big of a deal.
I know we don’t come out and say it, but in our minds, I believe many people allow unresolved conflict and bitter feelings to remain in them, without realizing how much it robs us of the life God wants us to enjoy.
Forgiveness is the gateway to so much of God’s blessing in our lives, just as unforgiveness is a gateway into so much negative in our lives.
An unforgiving heart is poison to your spirit, soul and body. Hebrews 12:15 says that a root of bitterness springs up and defiles many. It doesn’t just defile many other people, but it defiles MANY OTHER AREAS OF OUR LIFE.
The thought that forgiveness is optional or that we can get around to it when we get a chance has to be eliminated from our mindsets.
Let’s do so today! 1. Faith works through forgiveness-- One of the most important verses about faith is in Mark 11:24 which says, “All things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they shall be granted.” But notice what it says next… 2. Mark 11:25 says, “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him...” So you see, forgiveness is the gateway to answered prayer. 3. Deal with it today. Ephesians 4:29 says, “don’t let the sun go down on your anger.” There’s a reason that we need to forgive and be forgiven BEFORE the sun goes down. Our hearts are not designed to carry grudges longer than a day. This is why so many people are weighed down with stress, anger and depression. A relationship is unresolved. A heart is hardened. A bitter feeling is being carried into our tomorrow. 4. Accept the fact that you were forgiven BECAUSE of the blood of Jesus. Therefore, forgive others for the same reason—not because they deserved it. Forgiveness is a gift. 5. Forgiveness is the gateway to our inheritance. (Acts 26:17) As we realize we are forgiven, we experience His blessing and inheritance in our lives. As we forgive others, we empower them to experience it too. 6. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO FORGIVE. God gave us the Holy Spirit, so that we could forgive as He did. In John 20:22-23 it says, “He breathed on them and said, receive the Holy Spirit. Whoever sins you forgive are forgiven, and whoever sins you retain are retained.” This is as much a part of the great commission as preaching the gospel—it’s the very act of forgiving people. When you forgive, cancel, someone's sins, then you shine light of God’s grace upon their darkened heart, enabling them to see that God really IS good; that He loves them; that He wants to share His life with them.
THINK IT & SAY IT:
My faith works because I refuse to hold anything against anyone. When I pray, I choose to forgive because forgiveness is the gateway to answered prayer.
I refuse to let the poison of unforgiveness defile me and others around me. I will not let a day go by where I hold bitter feelings in my heart toward anyone.
God loves me, and wants me to pour out my heart toward Him. I can confess it all to Him, and be cleansed from unforgiveness and resentment.
I accept the blood of Jesus as the only way to be forgiven, and I extend forgiveness to others through that same blood. I have the power to forgive and cancel someone’s sin, through the Holy Spirit in me. I release, this day, every person who I have ever held anything against. I am free and so are they! In Jesus’ Name.
In His mercy and grace,
Gregory Dickow
“Prosperity is defined by how much money we have.”
That is wrong thinking. The prosperity God emphasizes is the PROSPERITY OF OUR SOUL. 3 John 2 says, “Beloved I wish above all things that you would prosper and be in health, even as your SOUL PROSPERS.” As our soul goes, so goes every area of our life.
Therefore, true success or prosperity means TAKING CARE OF YOUR SOUL. “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul.” In our pursuit of “gain” many people forget to take care of their soul. This is the key to real success.
Let me share with you several things that will make your soul prosperous, which in turn will bless every other area of your life: 1. Meditate on the Word of God.
It's not just meditating on “financial” verses, though this is fine, and there are many. It's meditating on the riches that are yours in Christ—not financial riches; BUT “soul” riches: such as wisdom, grace, righteousness. The result will be: your soul will prosper; and then your outside will catch up with your inside. The great missionary Hudson Taylor was approached by his wife on the missionfield when they were out of money—”What is left, Hudson?” she asked. “We have 25 cents, dear”, he responded, “and all the promises of God”.
2. Develop a righteousness consciousness—this is irreplaciable. Fill your mind with the blessings of being the righteousness of God.
The devil is called in Acts 13:10 the enemy of righteousness - that's what he opposes; because that’s what changes us. When we awake to righteousness, we will sin not. (1 Corinthians 15:34)
3. Confidence in the love of God. Mark 1:11 says, "You are His beloved son or daughter."
4. Develop covenant relationships. This is a term that is often misunderstood. It means connecting with people of like mind and spirit, who are going in the same direction with God as you are. I gladly extend my covenant with you. When we have the strength of covenant partnership we will be able to handle anything—that is success and prosperity.
5. Don’t take things personally. This is one of the great forces of "soul-poverty." When you become the victim in someone else’s drama, your soul becomes poor.
Clear your heart and mind of all that I call “people guilt." This is where we carry around with us the responsibility for how everyone feels toward us; we feel like we have to be the “host” at everyone’s pity party; etc. 6. Stop comparing yourself to others.
This will rob your soul of prosperity, as you languish in what you don’t have, rather than meditating on what you do have. 2 Corinthians 10:12 says that we are without understanding and without happiness when we compare ourselves to others.
THINK IT & SAY IT
I live a life of meditation on the Word of God. I am blessed with the wisdom of God, the grace of God, and the righteousness of God. I have all the promises of God—which makes my soul prosper. I awake to being righteous in God’s eyes, through the blood of Jesus, not by anything I can do. I put my faith and confidence in God’s love for me. He loves me and is on my side. Therefore I am satisfied by His love. I open myself to covenant relationships that will bring strength and blessing to me and those I am in covenant partnership with. My soul will continue to prosper as I refuse to take things personally. I will not absorb people’s guilt or manipulation. I choose to stop comparing myself to others, as this robs my soul of its health and well-being. I am grateful for what God has done in my life, and choose to focus on what I already have. 
Today, we are fasting from the thought that says, “It's not working."
People think “I’m trying, but I’m not really changing. My marriage is not working. Prayer is not working. My budget is not working. The Word is not working. Tithing isn’t working.”
When things don’t go our way, we tend to THINK, that the good that we’re doing is not accomplishing anything. The devil gets us THINKING that God’s Word works for others but not us. When we believe that “It's not working," we adopt a mindset that blocks us from continuing to do the right thing. And that’s when we lose our harvest.
You see, it's not that it's not working, but it's that we stop “working it”, which is what stops our progress.
When we do the right thing, the devil loves to get us to think, that it didn’t do any good, and nothing will change. When we forgive someone, the devil says, ‘that didn’t do any good." When we give an offering, the devil says, "you won’t get a harvest." When we pray, we hear the thought that says, “God didn’t hear that; or He won’t answer that”.
When my kids were little, I would sometimes wonder, “Is praying over them every night working? Is disciplining them working? Are the kisses and hugs and long talks working?” But I kept doing it because I thought, “God’s Word is true and IT WORKS”. Today, as my four oldest children are all teenagers, who love God and love their parents, and love each other, I realize IT WAS WORKING all the time. If I would have thought it wasn’t working, I would have stopped acting on the Word. That thought would have defeated me.
Today we turn the tables on these thoughts. 1. Keep sowing the right seeds.
“Don’t grow weary, in doing good, for in due season, you shall reap, if you do not faint.” We need to believe that if we don’t give up, we will get our harvest. 2. Understand that “growing weary”, or “fainting”/giving up, begins in our minds.
Hebrews 12:3 says, “consider Him who has endured such hostility against Himself, lest you be wearied and faint in your mind.” See, giving up starts in your head. As soon as we think that its not working, that’s when our bodies respond to those thoughts and our life gives off negative energy, which defeats us. IN YOUR MIND, you have to start thinking, “IT IS WORKING!” And then, positive, life-filled energy is produced. 3. Believe that God is at work in you right now. “He is all the while in work in you both to will and work for His good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:13) If He is working in you, things are going to work. 4. Let this penetrate your thinking: THE WORD WORKS. Jeremiah 1:12 says, “I am watching over My Word to perform it.” Believe in the integrity of God’s Word. 5. Believe: PRAYER WORKS. Jesus said, “Whatsoever things you desire WHEN YOU PRAY, believe that you receive them, and you SHALL HAVE THEM.” Mark 11:24. 6. Don’t let the immediate feeling or appearance trick you. Things start working the moment you act on the Word of God. 2 Corinthians 5:7 says,“For we walk by faith and not by sight.” 7. I love this verse in Ecclesiastes 3:11 which says, “He makes all things beautiful in His time.” It's going to work out, if you trust and let His timing come to pass.
THINK IT & SAY IT
Things are working. I may not see them working right now, but God says they are. I am sowing the right thoughts, therefore my life is changing. I am sowing the Word of God, and it will not return void.
I will not give up in my mind. I make up my mind to believe IT IS WORKING. God is at work in me, and He is bringing His will to pass in my life, even now as I surrender my thoughts to Him. As I sow the Word of God in my heart and mind, God is watching over that Word, to bring it pass. Whenever I have the thought that prayer doesn’t work, I will replace that thought with Mark 11:24. I walk by faith—by believing what God says. I will not allow the appearance of something trick me into thinking that God’s Word is not working. The Lord is making things beautiful in my life, no matter what things look like right now. In His faithfulness, Gregory Dickow
HOW TO BE HOLY IN SEVEN NOT-SO-EASY STEPS From the Prayer Changes Everything By Stormie Omartian - Go for it. “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14).
- Claim what God gave you. “Put on the new man which was created according to God in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:24)
3. Don’t defile your body. “If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are” (1Corinthians 3:17). 4. Copy God. “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children” (Eph. 5:1). 5. Be loving and merciful. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long suffering” (Colosians 3:12). 6. Stay on the path of obedience. “A highway shall be there, and a road, and is shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, shall not go astray” (Isaiah 35:8) 7. Be like Jesus. “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked (1 John 2:6). These maybe hard but in God’s grace we can do all things, because we are God workmanship to do good things
“TEN (10) THINGS GOD NEVER SAYS” 1. “Oops.” 2. “What have I done.” 3. “How did I let that happen.” 4. “ I made a mistake.” 5. “It was an accident.” 6. “ I don’t know what to do.” 7. “I’m afraid of what will happen now.” 8. “I can do better than this.” 9. “What do you think I should do.” 10. “Why didn’t I think of that.”
Lessons from the Life of Abram: "Harmless" Detours
by Jim Laffoon
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her.” Abram agreed to what Sarai said, so after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. Genesis 16:1-4
Perhaps Sarai was right. After all, God hadn’t been specific about who the woman would be. As for Hagar’s bloodlines, she was an Egyptian, and Egyptians were among the most sophisticated and cosmopolitan people in the world.
Yes, Abraham would make her his second wife. It was Sarai’s idea, in the first place.
Surely Sarai would never struggle with the bitterness and resentment that many women in polygamous relationships had to contend with.
As he walked toward Sarai’s tent, he vaguely remembered hearing something about Adam only having one wife; but who really knew if the story had even been passed down accurately?
Anyway, times were changing, and after ten years in Canaan, it was time to have a baby.
Despite the fact that Ishmael, like Isaac, would become the father of his own nation, this decision was among the most costly mistakes that Abram ever made. Even though the idea had originated with Sarai, she became bitter and resentful toward Hagar, Ishmael, and even Abraham.
After she saw Ishmael mocking young Isaac, Sarai even demanded that Hagar and Ishmael be thrown out of the camp. Even though his heart was broken, Abram agreed to Sarai’s request.
Although God supernaturally took care of Ishmael, the pain of these events haunted Abraham for the rest of his life.
What does this tragic relational triangle have to do with you and me?
Sadly, I have watched Christian after Christian bring unnecessary pain into their life by attempting to bring the fulfillment of God’s promises by their own strength and wisdom.
Many Christian singles have definitely learned this lesson the hard way. After waiting on God for a season of time, they grow impatient and marry a person who is probably not God’s best for their life. Whether the person they marry is at best a nominal believer who doesn’t really share their Christian commitment, or a person who simply has a radical calling on their life, these situations can become very painful.
Although any relationship can be blessed as we are faithful to the marriage covenant, why not believe God for His best?
I have also seen these same tragic patterns in the area of jobs and employment. I have watched Christians leave the very city and church to which they were called because no job seemed to be materializing in that location. In some cases, within days of moving, the perfect job opens up for them in the place they just abandoned.
Although every person must discern God’s timing and provision for their own life, it is critical that we do not compromise God’s best for our lives.
One of the passages of Scripture that sheds some light on this subject is Galatians 4:29. In this passage Paul describes Ishmael as “the son born in the ordinary way” and Isaac as “the son born by the power of the Spirit.”
Although most things in our lives happen quite naturally, there are certain promises in each of our lives that will only be fulfilled through the work of the Holy Spirit.
In other words, if God does not help us, we will never get what we have been waiting for.
Maybe you have come to a moment like that in your life. Whether it is searching for the right spouse, a business deal gone awry, or an employment crisis, nothing you have done has helped to bring about the results you have desired.
Could it be that you are in a situation that will only be resolved through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit? If you are, be patient. God has not forgotten you.
As you wait on Him in active faith and expectation, He will fulfill every one of the promises He has given you.
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