When I first saw this acronym, it took me a while to realize what it meant. Then after reading the rest of my devotional for that day I learned that it stands for "Wait On The Lord", which really made me stop and think about the benefits of learning how to wait on the Lord. So many times we seek God, asking for things that we feel we desperately need and when he doesn't immediately bless us with those things we become impatient. Right now I am personally seeking God's favor on something that I have been praying about for almost 2 years now. After waiting for nearly 6 months and still no change I began to come impatient, and then it hit me...instead of focusing on how long it is taking God to answer my prayer, I should think about what God is trying to teach me during this waiting period. Often times God will use your waiting period as a time to "refresh" and "renew" your relationship with him. I have since learned that we must be like David when waiting on the Lord. David had been anointed king at the age of 16, however he didn't become king until the age of 30!! 14 years seems like such a long time, but David didn't dwell on that time. Instead he used those years as an opportunity to develop his walk with God, all the while believing that God would one day fulfill his promise. Psalm 27: 13-14 says, "Yet I am confident that I will see the Lord's goodness while I am here in the land of the living; Wait patiently for the Lord, be brave and courageous, yes wait patiently for the Lord. So my challenge to everyone as you go about your day seeking God's favor, don't become impatient with God. Stop and think, "what may God be trying to teach me during this waiting period?"
Have a blessed Wednesday everyone and know that you're blessing is ON THE WAY!
**Lamentations 3:25-"The Lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him"
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