God loves us and desires to meet the needs of our lives. He promises to answer our prayers, but not always according to our timing or method. Dr. Stanley reminds us that waiting on the Lord is a vital principle for every Christian. God, above all others, knows when the timing is right for His perfect plan to go into action. After all, He knows our lives from beginning to end, so He knows exactly where we are at this moment.
do you feel connected to God that you
have an awareness of what he wants you
to do in your life a rich connection to
him will energize you for the day ahead
it will add meaning to your work and
help you understand of why sometimes you
have to wait on certain things
so let’s discover how to improve our
connection to God as we learn the
benefits of His perfect timing
next on InTouch part 1 of waiting on
God’s timing I was thinking the other
day of all the principles I have ever
studied and learned in the Word of God
which one stands out about which one
stands above all the rest well that was
hard for me to figure but it didn’t take
me long to figure out that one of those
it always comes close to the top if not
the top is this simple principle of
waiting upon God it’s not the easiest
one by a long shot but timing with God
is everything
and timing if you look around for
example every sport timing is everything
whether it’s a long pass to run up a
fastball to a better weather you’re
flying a plane or you’re in love with
someone and you want to tell them or you
are negotiating some deal timing is
everything and oftentimes we overlook
the idea that the same is true in our
relationship to God it’s not that we
have to have a timing issue to get saved
it’s the fact that once you trust him as
your personal Savior he begins to unfold
his plan for your life and he doesn’t
say well now you just do whatever you
want to do and I’ll be with you ask not
the way operates God has a plan for your
life
that plan is fantastic it’s perfect and
it’s perfectly suited for you whoever
you are wherever you are what’s going on
in your life to reject that plan is to
reject the best in your life
you reject his plan you will never enjoy
life as he intended it you’ll never have
what God intended you to have you’ll
never quite know where you are in life
if you reject his plan and his timing
and his timing his plan go together
because his plan is crystal clear and he
reveals it to us a step at a time and I
think about how many people never even
consider the fact that God has a plan
for their life they go to school that
you have an education they choose some
area of life to work in to labor in and
then they head out with all their plans
without ever stopping to think oh god
what did you create me
what was your purpose what was your plan
and therefore where am I at this point
in that plan and to ignore God’s plan
and to ignore his timing in living out
that plan is a disaster and everywhere
you turn you find people who miserable
unhappy they can’t tell you why
oftentimes that’s why they get on drugs
and alcohol and all the rest that trying
to figure it out in life they’ve tried
all the finances and that didn’t work
they tried the sex that didn’t work they
tried all kind of relationships and that
didn’t work and the business world and
the success that goes with all of that
and some others a big empty void and no
matter what they do they can’t fill it
up you see God’s plan and that’s God’s
plan cannot be filled with any home-made
ideas his plan is the best it brings him
glory and honor and it is fulfilling to
you and me in that plan there’s timing
and when I think about the timing of God
it is a very very vital and important
point in our life and in our
relationship to him so I want you to
turn in a few moments to the Psalms and
a particular one and I want you to see
how often David for example talked about
God’s timing
and living according to his time in his
schedule and if I should ask you today
who’s scheduled do you live by you
probably said oh by my own and well your
schedule
what does where is God in all that you
ever stopped to ask him Lord what do you
think what do you want and when you get
up in the morning and you get yourself
dressed and you get the automobile of
whatever you do to to get to work do you
ever stop to ask him what his plan is
for the day do you ever stop to ask him
the question what would you have me to
do here and then you know what sort of
laid out before you as far as your job
and when you’re off of that job in your
head home do you ever ask God Lord what
would you have how would you have me to
spend this evening how do you want to
work in my life today so let me say in
the beginning and I won’t say it again
and again the wisest thing you can do to
start every day listen carefully is to
get connected with Almighty God you say
well I’m a Christian I’m already
connected well there’s something rias
you are you are in your relationship but
what about in your intimacy what about
in your emotions what about in your
lifestyle and so often people get up
they get themselves dressed and they
take off and never say anything to God
until they get in the traffic it gets it
all bogged down they can’t even see the
end of it and it’s already past that
time of being the work and then what
happens first connection that is not
what God intended his intention was that
when you awaken in the morning you get
connected he’s not I get connected you
just start talking to him father thank
you for a good night’s rest you know
what lies ahead of me today I want to
walk in your timing I know your timing
is best then let me get ahead they’ll
let me linger behind now let me step out
of your will let me walk wisely today in
your will so that when the day is over
I’ll be able to look back and thank you
for all that you’ve done
people live disconnected until something
have
that grabs them that that somehow they
have to turn to God that’s not living a
godly life that’s not a Christian life
that’s a desperate kind of life so I
want you listen carefully because timing
is very important with God in
relationship to your life presently and
future and your relationships to each
other and with the things that you
purchase places you go timing is very
important so when you turn if you will
to the 27th song and I want to read
beginning in verse 11 of this 27th song
David is speaking he says teach me your
way O Lord and lead me in a level path
because of my foes do not deliver me
over to the desire of my adversaries for
false witnesses have risen against me
and such as breathe out violence listen
to what he says I would have despaired
unless I had believed that I would see
the goodness of the Lord in the land of
the living
wait for the Lord be strong and let your
heart take courage yes wait for the Lord
now what in the world does he mean by
waiting on the Lord does that mean that
you are to wait for every single
decision and make some request that he
give you direction or is there something
easier about it than that waiting on the
Lord is a vital principle to every
single Christian we all have decisions
to make we all have opportunities that
we face if you live your life by simply
moving on taking advantage of the
opportunity as you would think
and never even considering the fact that
God has a will in the perfect plan and
that also he not only has a plan but he
has timing in that plan there are some
things he’s provided for you that are
not available to you yet but says his
plan there’s some things that he has
that’s available now and there are some
issues in life from which you and I have
to back off and say okay God give me
direction
give me wisdom how do I respond to this
God’s timing is absolutely basic and
essential so when you think about your
life and how you live it it’s absolutely
essential that you’re not walking the
will of God and in order for us to walk
in the will of God I must walk according
to his timing not mine because so many
things we think are here now for me and
if I don’t get there must be something
wrong but oftentimes your delays what we
think we need and watch this in order to
give us something better than we planned
so if I’m always grabbing for it now I
may miss God’s very very best so I think
about David and how he learned because
most all the verses are that I want to
give you David wrote them and if you
recall that semi of a prophet met his
family and said to his father one of
your sons I came to a known as the king
of Israel and so you know they started
from the eldest one and they couldn’t
find none of them were it and so finally
he said well my my other son Dave he’s
out with a sheep he said bring him in
and so he had known as David the king of
Israel when he was sixteen years of age
now you say well fantastic
mmm the worst time of his life began to
happen because for the next fourteen
years he ran from the sword of Saul Saul
did his best to try to kill him and so
Samuel the Prophet had made a prophecy
but he didn’t say now he’s gonna be King
immediately God’s timing was perfect and
it’s interesting what happened in that
time David served Saul and even though
Saul tried his best to kill him all that
time and fourteen years went by and what
was David dude in fourteen years or
probably wondering well Lord when’s this
gonna take place and probably asked that
a lot of times because he spent most all
of that time running and hiding
from Seoul but when the time came he
anointed him the king of Israel and he
is
for example Jerusalem is is that it’s
the City of David it’s David above
everybody else in the nation of Israel
God had a plan it was a perfect plan he
executed his plan but not on someone
else’s schedule his timing was perfect
and so God has a plan for your life and
that doesn’t mean that what’s in that
plan is yours today
it is yours when God gets you ready and
what was God doing to David in all those
years getting him ready teaching him how
to suffer teaching him how to forgive
teaching him to be wise teaching him to
be loving teaching him to be respectful
of a king you tried to kill him twice he
could have taken Souls life he didn’t do
it somehow he knew in his heart that
wasn’t God’s timing and oftentimes we
make mistakes because we don’t stop to
consider what’s the will of a father
what does he want to accomplish in my
life why why am i suffering through all
of this why am i hurting at this point
in my life God you promised me something
better than that
not recognizing that suffering hurting
pain loss disappointment despair all the
things that that we go through sometime
of all a part of what it’s a part of
God’s plan to work into our lives the
qualities and the characteristics he
wants us to have in order to accomplish
the plan he has for us and so all those
years for 14 years
he ran trying to survive and how many
times he must have said but I was
anointed king what’s all this about so
what’s this waiting upon the Lord is not
an easy thing and sometimes but when
people most of the time I’m afraid
people say I’ve waited and waited and
waited and god I don’t see anything
going on so I think I’ll do this it’s a
disaster watch this his plan is perfect
his timing is perfect he knows when you
and I are ready but whatever he has for
us and wise men and women wait for God
to reveal his time in his plan now
waiting on God is not what most people
think it doesn’t mean that you just do
nothing God may have you very very
active and what you’re doing or where
you’re doing it or with whom you’re
doing it that’s the only part of the
plan
waiting does not mean that you’re doing
nothing
it doesn’t mean that you are just moving
along and just waiting on God waiting on
God no it’s it’s sort of an active
stillness I’m doing what God has called
me to do up to this point and I’m
waiting for him quietly I’m waiting for
him for the next step and God does not
want us doing nothing he wants us to be
productive all the days of our life but
there are times when he has a turn in
our life a change in our life and for
the moment we think of what’s going on
we maybe I’ll be a little bit confused
than he understands that but if I’m wise
enough to wait for clear direction then
I will accomplish what God wants me to
accomplish and we’ll be able to have
whatever God has in store for us and I
think there’s so many people who are
suffering because they got ahead of God
oh they just cut him out of the life
altogether they said well you know what
I used to believe in answered prayer and
I thought my you know I heard people say
wait on the Lord not waiting and waiting
and waiting nothing happened well the
reason nothing happens because you were
waiting in a rebellious attitude whether
it wasn’t your timing timing with God is
very important listen only he knows when
you’re ready for certain things in your
life only he knows when you can handle
certain blessings in your life only he
knows the dangers out there that you
face and he knows where you’re strong
and he knows where you’re weak and
oftentimes he’s saying not now not now
not now because he sees that area of
your life that the habit now would be a
disaster you won’t be able to handle it
pride will destroy you jealousy or
whatever it may be that he has something
viewed that’s in the middle of real
strife yes to get you ready for that
many people walking in the will of God
are suffering many people walking in the
will of God are not suffering he chosen
he chooses for each of us what he knows
we personally need at that particular
point in our life so we have a choice I
can decide I’m waiting not waiting and
long and step out of God’s will do it my
way there is no way to win listen to me
there is no way to win there is no way
to have real peace and happiness and joy
in your life when you’re out of the will
of God and if when we don’t get it when
we want it and we’re unwilling to wait
as the scripture encourages us to do
then we wonder for example what’s going
on so waiting is purposeful waiting has
a sense of direction and a sense of
expectancy God I’m willing to do
whatever you want me to do in my life
what’s next and though many people who
would ask Lord what what is your what is
your purpose in my life he doesn’t keep
secrets he’s willing to show us if we’re
willing to listen carefully watch this
he knows when you willing to accept his
answers he knows if he told you ahead of
time you couldn’t have it if he said to
you now 10 years from now he is long and
say I’m not waiting 10 years for
anything even though it would be the
most awesome thing you could toss them
and discover so the question is this are
you walking in the will of God as best
you know how if God has not done
something in your life that you wanted
expected anticipated dreamed of is there
reason is it because you have decided to
do it your way if there’s some need in
your life is it because you’ve not
allowed God to provide that need the way
he intended when he intended and so you
decided you do it yourself God loves his
children and he wants the best for us
and sometimes that best does not come
quickly but it comes now the frequency
of this admonition in the scripture is
awesome so I’m going to give you a few
passages here and I want you to sir
first of all to the 25th psalm look here
for just a moment yeah and the reason
I’m gonna give you these is because if
you’re wise you’ll write them down and
you’ll play them back to yourself that
is your God what are you saying to me
look in this 25th song to you O Lord I
lift up my soul oh my god in your and
you our trust
do not let me be ashamed do not let my
intimate self over me indeed none of
those who wait for you will be ashamed
look at that
that is you won’t be disappointed you
won’t be ashamed if you wait upon the
Lord so if somebody says well what do
you look what are you waiting for and if
you said well I’m waiting for God’s
direction here’s what they’ll say if
there are sort of half ungodly well how
do you know when you have it oh yeah who
do you think you are you don’t have to
answer that question you’re a follower
of Jesus Christ then do up with the Holy
Spirit who will give you direction and
guidance for your life in every single
decision that you have to face then I
want you to look if you will at the
thirtieth seventh song and in this look
at this passage there are three verses
here and in the seventh verse or if you
look at you on the first verse he says
do not fret three times in that passage
he says do not fret and then beginning
in the seventh verse he says rest in the
Lord and wait patiently for him that is
not easy to do and you see he follows
that immediate with do not fret again
and minute verse eight do not fret and
if you’ll turn to the ninth verse for
evildoers will be cut off but those who
wait for the Lord they will inherit the
land listen God is watching over you
God’s hand is covering you and if you
and I are willing to walk in his way his
will and his timing he will provide
everything we need and the things that
our family needs our children need and
when we are walking in his will listen
we are the most recipient at that moment
of his plans and that which he has in
store
for us look hit another verse there if
you look in the 34th verse of that 37
some wait for the Lord and keep his way
that is obey Him and sometimes he
doesn’t show us his plan quickly in life
and there are many people who say well
you know at this point in my life I’m 60
or 65 I don’t know that God’s ever had a
plan for my life yes he has you say well
suppose I miss it get back in his will
in other words watch this let you listen
and say Amen
there’s always the secondary when people
go through years of their life and they
don’t even nobody’s ever told them God
had a plan for their life and they get
out 10 years and years and years go by
and all of a sudden they realized God
had a plan for my life I must have
missed it watch this when he knows where
you are and why you missed that plan God
is what watch this he’s willing to show
you his secondary plan because for
example you grew up in a family nobody
was safe nobody talk to you about Jesus
and so years went by you never even
thought about it you thought you were
sufficient doing that you were doing and
all of a sudden you get saved God opens
your eyes he shows you he has a will for
your life well does have a does God have
a will for your life after 65 yes he has
a will for your life from the beginning
to the end he knows your past he knows
why you where you are and he’s willing
listen he’s gonna pick you up right
where you are forgive you for the wasted
time that you’ve wasted he knows why you
did maybe it’s on purpose maybe it’s not
on purpose
he’ll take you right where you are and
he’ll give you a whole new beginning
that’s what grace is all about somebody
says do we have a second chance second
third fourth fifth I mean praise God he
doesn’t just cut us off because we
missed it somewhere but many people
never catch on that God has a plan and
timing with him is very very important
so if you look in the 40th Psalm now and
just the first verse of this 40th Psalm
I want you to notice what he says he
says I waited patiently for the Lord and
he inclined to me and
heard my cry and then he talks about how
God brought him up waiting upon him Lord
what do I do next
he is listen God doesn’t have secrets to
keep from us he’s willing to show us if
we’re willing to listen a very important
that is and then if you were looking as
they’re 64 for which I think is also 64
for which is one of the most important
verses in the Word of God when it comes
to this living your life out no matter
how old you are how young you are here
it is 64th chapter and the four thirds
listen for from days of old they have
not heard or perceived by ear nor has
the Hasina God besides you who acts in
behalf of the one who waits for him
listen to that when you are non living
in our life and trying to make decisions
in our life and God shows us something
and you say well this for me now
sometimes you’ll know that it’s not for
now but God God makes you a particular
promise so he shows you what he has and
he says he acts and had behalf of those
who wait for him now think about this
for a moment no matter what you’re
facing in life what you need in life
what you desire in life are the
difficulties think about this whole idea
he says that he acts this is the
omniscient omnipotent omnipresent
suffering god of the universe who says
he acts he takes action in your behalf
he acts in your behalf he acts in the
life of those who wait for him who seek
His guidance in his direction and if I’m
waiting upon the Lord it means that I’m
acknowledging his lordship it means that
I am seeking his guidance and his
direction and he says he acts on our
behalf let me ask you a question who can
do for you what God can do nobody and it
listens whatever you’re facing in life
think about this you have Almighty God
acting working sovereignly in your
behalf to get you in his will
that you follow him and God is good to
us and one of the reasons some people
say what God has been good to me well
have you allowed him to be good have you
decided to live your life your way you
just gonna have it your way then you
wonder will you sell I’m as good as
other people this has nothing to do with
being good it has to do with being
obedient and obedience is God I’m going
to have it I’m going I’m going to do it
your way you have it your way in my life
girl I’m gonna trust you and when I’m
not willing to trust them then I’m not
gonna walk in this way then I’m gonna
miss God’s best in my life whatever that
might be so the key question comes as
this and that is why does God requires
the white coin the desires of our heart
our petition to all the things he’s her
he has promised what I’ll have to wait
the wedding is very important with him
and they receive his clear direction for
our life is one thing it may be that God
has something fantastic maybe next month
next year or whatever it might be but
not today
and it’s when I’ve got to have it today
and when I can’t wait watch this oh but
suppose I’ll lose it let me ask you a
question can you lose anything that God
has a circle around puts your name on it
no you can’t lose anything and
oftentimes people get married early in
life because they think or sometime in
life so I can’t lose this one listen if
that person is not of God you better
lose it and so we don’t have to worry
about listen you don’t have to worry
about losing anything that God has for
you if you will obey Him walk in his way
in his timing when the time comes you’ll
heaven and so I must have a clear
direction and three times in the 119th
Psalm look there for a moment
119 some David talks about this whole
idea of waiting and let’s start with
verse 74 verse 74 says may those who
fear you see me and be glad because I
wait for you
word that what he’s just not waiting he
says I’m waiting for God to speak I’m
waiting for clear direction and I wonder
how many times you face decisions in
your life that you on this litte go to
the Father and ask him to give you
direction and you wait til II answers
that you said once the answer it
suddenly well maybe because there’s
something in life he needs to clear out
first it may be that for what he has in
store he can’t tell you that right now
but the issue is am I willing to be
obedient to him when I don’t see my way
clear because I’m trusting him to give
guidance and direction and no look I
will be there at the right time if I
obey Him I’m not gonna lose anything
that he’s put a circle around with my
name on it because he loves us he
doesn’t come up short
we have distorted ideas about God or
suppose he does this and suppose he
doesn’t remember this he’s a God of
absolute love he is a God of discipline
because He loves us every single thing
he does is an act of love in our behalf
but if you get up every morning as I
said before and just take off I never
give it my thought told some trouble
comes or somebody ask you some questions
you can’t answer and all of a sudden
you’re thinking about well God what’s
the answer to that but that is that’s
not a relationship of God that’s not
that God we’re talking about here and
then look in verse 81 for a moment my
soul languishes for your salvation I’ll
wait for your word and when I when I see
it see how many times he says I’ll wait
for your word I’ll wait for your word
I’ll wait for your word what is he
saying I’m waiting for direction I’m
waiting for God to speak to me to show
me what to do next if you do not open
the Word of God and you know you don’t
read the Word of God you don’t give him
any time in your life there gonna be
consequences let’s turn to the 106th
psalm and i trust you have turn to this
now because this is very very important
because it is a perfect example of what
happens to people who decided they not
gonna wait for the Lord
just gonna have it their way and so
David is rehearsing a little bit of how
God bless the nation of Israel and then
what they did beginning in verse 6 we
have sins like her father’s we have
committed iniquity we behaved wickedly
our fathers in Egypt did not understand
your wonders they did not remember your
abundant kindness but rebelled by the
sea at the Red Sea nevertheless he saved
them for the sake of his name that he
might make his power known thus he
rebuked the red scene it dried up he led
them through the deeps as through the
wilderness so he saved them from the
hand of one who hated them and redeemed
them from the hand of the enemy the
waters covered their adversaries not one
of them was left then they believed his
words and they sang his praise
hallelujah that’s what God was doing and
then what they quickly forgot his words
they did not wait for the council look
at that they did not wait for his
counsel then wait for God but craved
intensely the wilderness and tempted God
in the desert so he gave them their
request but he sent a wasting disease
among them that’s a passage you automark
because that’s the principle of God ok
he bless them and bless them and bless
them instead of waiting for the next
step of what do you want of them do they
decide they do it themselves and they
turned away from him and look what
happened the delay that God works in
their life as far as giving us whatever
it is or showing us God’s in the process
of doing something in our life what day
in your life is God not working he keeps
your heart busy but he’s also listen you
have the Holy Spirit living within you
he’s the compass he’s the God he’s the
director he’s the one who has all the
information that you and I need to live
a godly life every day and delivered
obediently so if our goal in life is
what it is with God to be conformed to
the likeness of his son to walk in his
way to do his will because the truth is
we should soul
every day but people who meet us listen
people who meet you should meet Jesus it
doesn’t mean you look like him
it doesn’t mean any of it but it means
the spirit within you is the spirit of
Jesus Christ and he will do all kinds of
things in your life that you could never
imagine
if you’ll just allow him the privilege
of living in you his life living it
through you on his timing on his
schedule not someone else’s schedule so
he says clear directions very important
now secondly when I think about why God
requires us the way the second reason is
to keep us in step with his timing there
is no way for me to outguess God well
here’s what I’m gonna do and I think
it’ll all turn out right no I may make
specific requests to God and have
assurance that he will do it but then I
also have to leave the schedule to him
people say well I prayed and asked God
to do this and so and I got a
confirmation he was gonna do it and they
expect God to do it right then it may be
listen it may be that what you’ve asked
him is right in the son of God’s will
but you have to also give him the
privilege to give to you what you’ve
asked for when he knows you’re ready and
sometimes we’re not ready and I remember
I’ll never forget it finally what’s a
good example to me
I remember anybody just a little boy he
saw my pocket knife and he was really
impressed and he wanted one I said I’ll
give you one so he thought it we ought
to go to the store you know right next
day this afternoon he get one I said no
you have to get ready to have a
pocketknife or why is that I said
because you can hurt yourself and not
show them a few things I said suppose
you were to cut yourself suppose you in
your room for example by yourself and
and you had it open and you stumble and
fell and supposed to hit you somewhere
you just started bleeding and being
scared of there oh well he finally sort
of caught on and it was a little time
before we had a pocketknife you know
what sometimes you’re not able to handle
the thing that God wants us
have until he knows we’re ready when I
didn’t system having what I want when I
want it then what I’m saying is God
you’re a wonderful guy but you’re not
very good on time some way you missed
why can’t I have it now we have a whole
generation of people who are living in
the now they know nothing about waiting
and if you’ll think about every time we
come up with some new gadget what does
it do saves time every time you tell me
you can have this now that now this now
bet now this now and you know life can’t
get but so fast you have automobiles 120
miles an hour on this fin ophtho for
what reason only to kill yourself and
somebody else God God is in no hurry
don’t forget that he’s not in the hair
you know why you know why he’s not in
the earth he already sees the end and he
knows you have time and else when you
get better you have this and when you
get better you have that God’s timing is
perfect because he doesn’t make any
mistakes you know why he created time
and placed us in this capsule of time
and so we live it out and he has the
best for us if we’re willing to do it
his way and sometimes he waits to give
us what we asked for
because he tests our faith if you and so
I would ask you when you ask the Lord
did you do you pray in faith trusting
him to do what he says he’ll do well yes
and no and oftentimes we don’t trust him
and so he delays certain blessings
because he wants us to truck watch this
he wants us to trust him that if he said
he would do it he would do it now if the
only way for me to believe that is he
promised it well let me see it
if I can’t see it I don’t have it yes
listen we all have blessings from God
he’s promised us we haven’t seen them
yet and some people will never see them
because they live disobediently before
God neither can’t wait they’re gonna do
it that way and they never even consider
asking you got anything I think about
some people with a gray
potential they rush out great potential
that rush yet in the disk that never
never stopped to ask God and they just
went oh by the wayside they have awesome
potential but they’re not willing to
seek the mind of God to know Lord what
and when and how and in this waiting
process sometimes is a season for
strengthening our faith but and and I
think about what what strengthens my
faith having to wait you see we are
interested in self gratification and we
want it right now God says no oftentimes
this is not the time for it and the
waiting period with God is often
motivated by desire to sift their
motives for our desires why do I want
that what do you want that position why
are you asking God for that he sifts
their motives and have you not agreed at
some points in life you said lord I know
ask if that forget that prayer that
that’s and that was selfish that was
lust that was this that was there was
not your will and purpose for my life
and so god delays his way because he
wants to bring his around to his
viewpoint well what is he up to in our
life now how we to wait for God’s timing
this is how most people wait impatiently
I want it now nervously Oh supposed to
lose it complaining
well walking why can’t things work out
for me questioning got it I’m not sure I
heard you right
frustrated irritated miserably trying to
manipulate God that’s the way they wait
and that is not how God wants us to wait
so how should we wait now put all these
scriptures on the mass screens so you
won’t have to look them up how should we
wait we should wait patiently and the
Scriptures up here under that rest in
the Lord and wait patiently for him we
are to wait quietly some 63105 my soul
waits quietly for God only I’m
singing I’m waiting upon him we’re to
wait
trusting rest in the Lord and wait
patiently him do not fret we’re to wait
expectantly Psalm 27 13 I would have
despaired unless I had believed that I
would see the goodness of the Lord
heaven to wait we ought to wait
steadfastly in Psalm 27 we know eight
steadfastly and courageously wait for
the Lord be strong and let your heart
take courage and then we have to wait
standing on God’s Word and listen look
at this verse we had to wait standing on
God’s Word I’ll wait for the Lord my
soul does wait and in his word I hope
now watch this you will not wait for God
if this book is closed in your life
you’re just naturally gonna make
decisions I can handle this I can handle
that and the truth is none of us can
handle much in the society in which we
live he says I wait standing up on the
word of God and so what does that mean
that I’m in the word and I’m listening
to what God says I’m committed to being
obedient to him and by His grace and
strength and power I will wait for his
timing knowing that his timing is always
best in my life so look at your life and
ask yourself the question Lord God have
I missed it remember you people say well
does God give us a second chance
God gives us a listen I’ve had a lot 1 2
chances and so of you we’ve all made
mistakes but here’s what he’s simply
saying to us he says you’re standing on
the word what happens God is continually
reminding us that we’re to be obedient
to him now listen then why is this thing
that you can do and I said Lord I said
this once I said again on purpose the
wisest thing you can do is make a
decision from this point on here’s how
I’m gonna begin my day I’m gonna I’m
gonna connect before I get out of bed
lord I thank you that you have a plan
for my life today I think your Lord that
your timing is perfect I think if that
you’ll bring into my life whatever you
need to bring you protect me you’ve got
me you leave me if I go through any kind
of suffering and hurting disappointment
now all the rest I’ll trust you to bring
me through that but I want to thank you
that today I’m gonna walk obediently
before you I’m gonna trust the Holy
Spirit that is speaking in me
they give me guidance and direction and
give me your timing whatever you have
for me I’m available to wait I know that
waiting will grow me up strengthen me
prepare me but what you have I want to
thank you for this day and Lord let my
life be fruitful all day long you begin
the day that way and all of a sudden
your days on the cloudiest day you’ve
ever seen Suns gonna be brilliant you
know why because you are connected with
the father and he will answer every
single prayer that I mentioned in all of
it it’s his timing it’s his way it’s his
plan so I simply ask you a question have
you lived this part of your life without
Christ many of you have and so if you
have what’s your future plan keep living
this way without Christ in your life if
so here’s what you’re saying God my
Creator sustainer provider I don’t need
you I can handle it
how foolish you’re saying I’m gonna live
out my life you don’t know how long you
live I’m gonna live out my life and one
of these days I think I’ve been better
than other folks so you’re gonna take me
to heaven forget that you’ll be terribly
disappointed forever
that’s not the way life is this is life
God created you and he’s made it
possible through the death of his son at
the cross to pay your sin debt in full
he is willing to forgive your sins to
cleanse you he is willing to wipe all
the past
he’s willing to take your mistakes and
your faults and the things that you look
at in your life that don’t belong that
he’s willing to forgive you wipe them
away and give you a brand new beginning
this is what Paul said if any person be
in Christ that is related to him old
things have passed away behold all that
all things have become new you can begin
life again right where you are you say
well I’m 70 years of age it’s time to
get started because the time’s running
out you say well God take me at 70 he’ll
take you anytime you genuinely confess
your dependence upon him your
acknowledgement of him the death of his
son of the cross paying for your sin
debt he’ll take you you said I don’t
have much time left right therefore make
every day count because the world would
say you’re on borrowed time watch this
yet on borrowed time where you borrow it
from there’s no such thing as borrowed
time you’re on god’s grace time he’s one
of the forgive you cleanse you and give
you a new beginning it won’t last long
but you have a new beginning listen if
you’ve messed it up this long at least
end right amen
a lift in right with Jesus Christ in
your life
that’s the kind of awesome God he is but
you say well I’m just 25 what then I
hope you’ve listened everything you’ve
heard because you desperately need it
this is a wicked vile sinful corrupt
world everywhere you turn that’s all
there who is your protector there is
only one that’s Almighty God and he’s
there for us if we’re trusting father
how grateful we are that you love us we
can even begin to express it but I pray
that every person who hears this message
and every person seated here
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thought about how they living their life
what their plans are and how involved
you are in their plans and whether it’s
your plan of their plan and be willing
to make whatever changes are necessary
in order to live out life at its best
with you and we pray this in Jesus name
Amen
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