How many times have you prayed for something expecting God to all of a sudden act; but waited in silence to still get no answer? How many times have you shouted, praised at the top of your lungs, banged your head, cried out unto God and still got no answer?! Does that make God any less than He is? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Verse of the Week: "Not only so, we glory in tribulations also knowing that tribulations bring patience; and patience experience; and experience HOPE. And hope makes us not ashamed because the love of God has been poured in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given unto us." Romans 5: 3-5
Many times over, we pray and we wait for God to answer us. When He seems as if He is not answering our prayers, we suddenly feel discouraged, helpless and alone. We began to formulate the idea that maybe God has not heard our prayers. This in turn causes us to doubt and eventually lead us away from God's will. In this blog I will give you the reassuring proof that God has in fact heard your prayer and that you are not alone in your situations. As we look at Romans 5 Apostle Paul (the composer of the book of Romans) says that we glory in tribulations. Well what exactly does that mean? Do you mean to tell me sister Rebecca that I'm supposed to get glory from this pain that I am going through? YES. You see, the will of God is flawless. It is absolute and is therefore perfect. No situation you go through is unplanned. In worldly terms I'm sure you have heard the saying that "whatever doesn't kill us makes us stronger" - Well that quote is kind of silly because God's plan was never meant to kill us but rather to give us the patience and understanding to endure as we glorify Him through the storm. Jeremiah 29:11 exemplifies the perfect WILL of God. The will is to prosper you and to give you Hope and a great future- never to harm you. So it seems silly to me that as human beings we think we can wrap our heads around the plans that the Lord has in store for us. When things do not go as planned we began to question ourselves, the people around us and even God! In 1 Corinthians 2:9, the word explains that "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind could even comprehend all the good the Lord has in store for those who love Him." So how could we doubt the very existence of the unimaginable when we ourselves cannot even conceive it in our minds?!! What the Holy Spirit is directing me to tell you is that, your tribulations are meant to be here because whatever you are going through will bring you the patience to understand the Perfect Will of God. It is through our tribulations that we get closer to God in prayer. It's like the perfect balanced equation. Tribulations = Patience = Experience =HOPE! Again in Romans 12:12 we see the same recurring theme which is to " Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." I believe that hope is one of the most important components in this equation because "If we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it in patience" Romans 8:25. And that my friend is FAITH. You cannot pray wholeheartedly without the assurance of receiving what you are praying for. Your faith must be activated in order for the perfect will of God to get activated in your life. So next time the tribulations come, thank God for them because they will give you the PATIENCE to EXPERIENCE and HOPE to wait in FAITH for the Perfect Will of God.
Rebecca Jean
God Bless
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