Hello Friend,
Have you been “speaking oft with the Lord?” How is that going for you? Have you heard from God? If not, don’t be frustrated. God answers prayers in many ways. The following is not original with me and is so old I don’t know who to cite, but the little poem speaks truth about the reality that God does indeed answer prayers, just not always the way we would like.
When the idea is not right;
God says, “NO!”
When the time is not right;
God says, “SLOW!”
When you are not right;
God says, “GROW!”
When everything is right;
God says, “GO!”
We all want the answer to our prayers to be yes, go, and full speed ahead, right now, anything you ask, my child. However, when the idea is not right, God says, NO! When the time is not right; God says, slow. There probably isn’t anything harder to do than wait. Sometimes we wait so long we conclude that what we desire will never happen, but nothing is impossible with God. We just have to be patient. We spend years messing up our life and expect God to fix it in two weeks. God answers every prayer. We just need to be willing to hear and accept his answer. God has a wonderful plan for your life. Lift up your arms in joyful expectation! Linda