SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22
“By
your patience possess your souls.” Lk 21:19 NKJV
WHEN GOD PUTS YOU ON HOLD (2)
Make peace your priority. Don’t let your inner man
be controlled by outside pressures. When you “go to war” everybody suffers, but
when “the peace that comes from Christ control[s] your thoughts” (Col 3:15
CEV), it restores your perspective and creates an atmosphere that’s conducive
to solutions. Look for a breakthrough
from an unexpected source. When you “Commit thy way unto the Lord” (Ps
37:5), don’t be surprised when the people and circumstances He sends into your
life aren’t what you expected. He spoke to Balaam through a donkey (See Nu22),
and He used a burning bush to get Moses’ attention (See Ex 3). Don’t be in such a hurry. Ever notice
that the faster you go, the more behind you get? Jesus said, “By your patience
possess your souls.” As Henry Blackaby observes: “God’s timing is… best…He may
be withholding directions to cause you to seek Him more intently. Don’t try to
skip the relationship and get on with doing.
God is more interested in a relationship with you than He is in what you can do
for Him.” Don’t be too proud to ask for
help. Solomon said, “With humility comes wisdom” (Pr 11:2 NLT). If the
people you turn to aren’t immediately available, be patient and don’t give up.
God designed us to work together, and somewhere up the road you will be called to help somebody by
sharing what you’re learning right now. “God…comes alongside us when we go
through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside us when we
go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone
else…so that we can be there for that person”(2 Co 1:4 TM).
Taken
from the Word for you Today Devotional
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