Accept His Timing

Accept His Timing TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Galatians 6:9, NKJV. TODAY'S WORD: I’d love to tell you that if you stay in faith, if you believe, then God will always answer your prayer within 24 hours, or at least within the first week. But we know that’s not reality. God promises He will be true to His word, but He never puts a timeframe on it. In fact, He tells us that we need patience to see the promises come to pass. Sure, it would be a lot easier if God told us when we were going to get well, when we would meet the right person, or when our child would straighten up. But the truth is, that wouldn’t take any faith. It takes faith to say, “God, I don’t know when You are going to do it, but I trust You enough to believe that You will do it, that the answer is already in my future.” Today and every day let this be your prayer: “God, give me the grace to accept Your timing.” That means you’re asking for God’s strength, His supernatural empowerment to stand strong while you are waiting. Choose to keep believing, choose to praise Him, and choose to accept His timing knowing that He is faithful and has untold blessings in store for your future! PRAYER FOR TODAY: Father, thank You for Your hand of favor, blessing and mercy on my life. You are good and faithful. Because of that I trust You. I trust Your love, and I trust Your timing in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Surrender Your Dream to Jesus by Rick Warren “I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:12-13 (NLT) You’ll never achieve your dream until you learn to give it up. It sounds counterintuitive, but it’s true. Surrendering your dream to Jesus is always the safest decision you’ll ever make in regards to your dream. God typically takes your dream through six different stages. I’ve seen him do it hundreds of times in my life and thousands of times throughout the lives of others. God gives you a dream. You decide to go after the dream. Your dream is delayed. Your dream encounters difficulties. Your dream hits a dead end. God delivers your dream. Throughout each of these stages, you’re working on your dream while God is working on you. More than anything else, God wants you to trust him. The Apostle Paul says it like this: “I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength” Philippians 4:12-13 (NLT). The Bible says emphatically that you can do anything — along with God’s help. You’ll need much more than positive thinking as you pursue your God-given dreams. You’ll need the power of God. Many people have read one motivational book after another and still haven’t made progress toward their dreams. We need the supernatural help of God. Have you been trying to sail to your dreams on your own power? If so, I guarantee you’re getting nowhere — at least on the dreams that really matter in your life. The wind is dead. Surrender your dream to God. Let him empower them. Talk It Over Why is it so difficult to consider handing our dreams to Jesus? What do you think we’re afraid of? What does it mean to give Jesus our dreams? What area of your dream have you not given to Jesus?