Wait on the Lord

God promised Abraham that he would be the father of many nations. Ten years later, Abraham was eighty five and Sarai was already desperate to have a child. So she came up with her own idea to take her maidservant, Hagar, to Abraham in order to bear the child for her (Genesis 16:2-3.

They did not wait. They took a shortcut solution to God's promise which caused tragic consequences in the future of  Abraham's descendants.

GOD'S PROMISE
Waiting on the Lord and focusing on His promise is dependent on your knowledge of Him. The more you know God, the more you can trust Him and wait upon Him. Without the knowledge of God's promises, it is hard to wait. Reading God's word will help you rest in the truth and certainty of His promises.

GOD'S WAY
Waiting on the Lord is a command. It is respectful submission to His authority (1Peter 2:18-19).
Running away from problems in your relationships, jobs, ministries, etc. will not solve it. You will only end up in a vicious pattern of taking the easy way out. Shortcut solutions will only cause more long term problems. Before taking any step, pray to seek God for wisdom to act in God's way.

GOD'S TIMING
We want the best, but we do not want to wait. Some of use move ahead of God while others are too slow, still asking for signs even when God's time has already arrived. To know God's timing, pray, listen and obey God's leading.

GODS BEST (Genesis 17:16-17)
After 25 years of waiting Abraham was 100 years old and Sarai was 90, she bore him a son, and they named him Isaac. God fulfilled His promise His way and in His time. Waiting on the Lord may be difficult or painful, but not waiting is harder in the long run. You will miss out on His best for your life.

Do you want God's best? Then, you must wait on Him. Focus on God's promises, follow His way and wait for His timing. As you seek and wait on the Lord, your heart will be transformed. Your affections will be transferred from the blessing to the One who blesses, from the gift to the Giver.

The greatest blessing in waiting is GOD Himself.

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Best Friends & Enemy

While walking down memory lane, I saw the pictures of my best buddy Regina Belen. I haven't heard from her for a long time and indeed missed those times when we were together.

It's been a while since we had a fight for very petty things. Misunderstanding made its way and put a distance between us. Until I found myself angry and mad at her. It made me cry and broke my heart. 

I know the Lord has been looking at this part of my life or our life. He didn't fail and let us end up as strangers. Regina get in touch and asked for forgiveness which I joyfully accepted and did the same thing to her. 

Indeed friendship rooted in Christ would not end up and be wasted just because you quarreled. Our friendship is more than that, we let time heals and let God handle it.

 

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Unearthing

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While cleaning our backyard the other day, I stumbled on my old memory chest. Jedo helped me out in filling the newspapers, cartons, and other backyard debris. Inside the box, I found my pictures, written notes, and diaries.

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It took me back to memory lane once more and made me smile. One of those silly things I have done is to write for a magazine that started to bloom way back then. It made me win their letter of the month and published my letter via email on their 2nd page.

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