MENTALITY OF
DELAY
Scripture
Reading: Proverbs 13:5-18
Devotional:- “Hope deferred
makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life” (V. 12)
A strong weapon
in the hand of the enemy to discourage many people is the mentality of delay.
We don't always consider the God factor when we think of timing. Though we
often don't have anything to do to alter divine agenda, yet we have delay
mentality to explain it away. There is no one that feel delayed that will not
be discouraged.
The word of God
says ‘when hope is differed it makes the heart sick’ But when the heart is sick
such life will be sick. That is why, we need to strongly consider what is
happening and what to do when we feel delayed instead of getting discouraged.
Delay may
actually be as a result of the activities of the enemy. But when we have put
our strength of faith together and are yet not able drive through, we the need
to know that we are delayed for some reasons. It could be because God want us
to grow stronger. It could be because we are not able to manage what we are
expecting or we are not in the right timing for it (Deuteronomy 8:2-3). No one
should relax in delay, yet no one should break his /her faith in God because of
delay.
In God's way
sometimes we have to wait for His promises. When we have done all we need to do
(Hebrew 6:12). Let us humble ourselves to take to instructions from the Lord
and obey Him (1 Peter 5:6). Don't tear down your Christians life in compromise.
Encourage yourself. Peace
PRAYER: Lord,
strengthen me in my waiting time.
“HE THAT WILL
NOT WAIT WILL WASTE”
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