Category: Waiting
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Remember what God has done for you
Yes, I’m in the midst of another crises – this one of employment and career. There are many pressures and worries that are attacking my mind and many hurts that have cut my heart. However, the fact remains is God is in control and he loves us. It’s good during these times to remember all…
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God sees your mission is done even though you are still waiting
What does your unanswered prayer have to do with a space mission? The recent successful landing of JPL’s Curiosity mission on Mars demonstrated a similar principal in the Bible- success can already have happened even though we are still waiting for it. Confused? Read on . . Since it takes radio waves 14 minutes to reach…
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Dad, are we there yet?
We have to do a lot of waiting in this life. We wait for loved ones to come to the Lord. We wait for reconciliation. We wait for God to improve us. This waiting is is part of God’s way to mature us: “When you are going to play with me?” “Not yet. Not until I…
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Pray with the right motives
Are you praying for your loved one? Yes? Excellent. But the Lord convicted me of something recently. You see, my prayer for my loved one was often focused more on myself. “I want our relationship restored.” “I want her to have the joy of salvation.” “I want . . . . ” You…
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Mourning the Loss of Eden – Looking Forward to Something Better
Songwriter Brandon Heath’s 2011 album Leaving Eden describes a very real thing all of us go through who have suffered the loss of our hopes and dreams at the hand of our own sin and that of others. We tend to look upon our own losses, such as divorce and separation, as “our own thing”…
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God Will Restore All Your Wasted Years by David Wilkerson
You have wasted years. These may be years spent with the pain and regrets of broken relationships, years wasted in drugs or alcohol, or years wasted where you were far from God and not the husband or wife you should have been. Within these wasted years your life was eaten up by worms of sin,…
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Faith in the Waiting Room by Alistair Begg
Waiting for God to reconcile a relationship, to change another’s heart, to save a lost loved one, or to heal a sickness can be the most trying experience of your life. It is compounded by the voices of “reason” which are all around you among family, in the church. They say “Why wait? Get on…
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Is Your God Big Enough? Stand Firm by Charlyne Steinkamp
If you have accepted Christ as your salvation, you are trusting Him to save you from death. But are you trusting Him with your life? You may say “There is no hope for my marriage – my spouse just keeps on rejecting. It is impossible. If you could only see how messed up things are” This…
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God Must Change You First!
It is easy to point the finger at another person in a marriage crises or divorce, but God wants to change you. It is not our own effort that will change us. We may have no more human love to give, being too hurt for too long. However, if you have Christ you have all His…
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Man’s Hour of Darkness is God’s Hour of Power by David Wilkerson
Man’s Hour of Darkness is God’s Hour of Power by David Wilkerson Description: The hour of God’s power manifests at the end of man’s resources. God is pleased to wait until all striving and human effort cease and your situation calls for nothing less than a miracle. God knows the day and the exact hour…