Maintaining a spiritual focus has allowed my strength to endure and overcome trails and tribulations. I invite you to meditate on the thought of the month provided by:

Rev. Wayne and Andrea Purcell
The Word Made Truth Ministry
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Asheville, North Carolina 28801

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Rev. Wayne and Andrea Purcell also have a prison ministry. Please feel free to ask questions pertaining to the thought of the month.


WHEN GOD TAKES TO LONG!

Exodus 32:1-10 1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. 3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. 6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. 7 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

Waiting patiently and confidently is one of most difficult things to do when there appears to be no answer from God. In these times in our lives we may not always get an immediate answer to our prayers. Sometimes one has been praying for a person, situation, or opportunity for a long time. Instead of answers it appears to be deafening silence. Our maturity as Christians is tested the most in these periods of no apparent answer. Yet these times will come in our lives and what we do “when God takes to long” may determine our blessing or curses.

In the above test we learn what not to do in times when we must wait upon the Lord, when it seems like “God is taking to long!”

1. Do not take things into your own hands and deal with it your way.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

2. Do not lose faith in God.

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

3. Do no think that God is not aware and concern for your situation.

Hebrews 7: 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

4. Do no think that God is on a time frame.

Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

5. Do no stop seeking instruction from God.

Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

6. Do no stop praying.

James 5:16b The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

7. Do not lose patience.

Psalm 37:7a Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him.

Always remember Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Prayer – Thank you Lord for reminding us that you are always in the mist of working out your divine and perfect plan. Forgive us for our impatience and help us to trust you and know you sit at the right hand of God making intercession on our behalf even in times of deafening silence. May we grow closer through prayer in these challenging times. May we trust the great love you have for us. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.