It is so easy to focus on what we don’t have in
life...
Even when we have what most people consider sufficient
or even abundant, human nature sees the lack almost all the time. If happiness
was defined by possessions and material wealth, then millionaires should be the
happiest people in the world. We can become bitter and toxic
company to be around if we dwell and focus on the lack in our lives.
We will all have hundreds of different seasons in our lives
of varying degrees of lack and abundance. Being thankful in all seasons is essential
in our Christian lives. What we don’t have now doesn’t necessarily mean we will
never have it. There are some things in life you will never appreciate if you
got instantly without any effort, over patiently waiting years trusting in God for.
Keep on asking and it will be given to you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7 AMP).
Scripture says there is a “door” we enter into the
promises and blessings of answered prayer for. If you are anything like me,
banging hard with your fists and shouting out loud doesn’t get it to open! Time
is the great test of our faith where we trust in God’s timing for our lives. He
knows when your character is ready and when the perfect circumstances align.
God has ordained seasons and cycles in our lives for
His good purposes. We can’t see our whole life in front of us and every ripple
effect every decision has. But He does and if we submit to His authority and
Lordship over every detail of our lives, we can trust Him that He knows best
for us to meet all the desires of our hearts.
Faith is a highly personal experience of trusting
God in every area of our lives. Faith activates the promises of God when we
stand and believe in them over a consistent amount of time with our spiritual
eyes. Don’t look to man what you can only get from God. There are seasons of
planting, watering and then reaping the harvest. You can’t have a harvest every
day of your life all the time.
Let us
not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest
if we do not give up (Galatians 6:9).
You have responsibilities to meet, character to
form, relationships to build, skills to develop, seeds of love and encouragement
to sow, time and money to water and invest. Stay faithful in whatever God has
given you and keep an attitude of gratitude in everything you have today.
I have found the best way to pray for something
important is to pray for it once and then thank God in advance from then on. Keep speaking the Word of God over your circumstances, declaring what is not into existence (Romans 4:17). By
staying in faith and trusting in God’s good timing, when we knock on the door
in patience, humility, obedience and thankfulness, don’t be surprised when the door
suddenly opens!
