the surrendered life
  • Home
  • About
    • Philosophy of Counseling Mental Health Disorders
    • Philosophy of Life Dominating Problems
  • Latest Articles
  • Help by Topic
    • Fear
    • Forgiveness
  • Resources
  • Shop
  • Contact

Waiting Well

10/5/2017

0 Comments

 
In scripture, we consistently see God’s power at work in the lives of those
he loves. We see his love, his goodness, his compassion, and even at times his discipline, as he intervenes on behalf
of his children. We see him working deliverance for his people, setting them free, healing them, and blessing them.
​
Picture
And I think, sometimes, we forget that during those times, while waiting for deliverance,
waiting for freedom, waiting for healing, they were doing just that — waiting. They did not know the end of the story. They did not yet see God’s intervention. They didn’t know how he was going to work things out for their good, how he was going to fulfill his promise to them.

So they waited.

Some waited well. They “strengthened themselves in the Lord,” as David did in 1 Samuel 30. They fixed their eyes on the Lord rather than their circumstances, they chose to trust him,
not their emotions, and they were determined to walk by faith, not by sight.

Others waited, well, badly. They focused on their pain. They focused on their circumstances. They took matters into their own hands, afraid that God would fail them. And the results
always proved tragic. The deliverance was delayed, their relationships damaged, and often, their testimonies tarnished.
​

I want to wait well. 


Read More
0 Comments
    Picture

    bethany HARRIS

    In a word: passionate.
    About Jesus, church, ministry, music, reading, family, friends, and sometimes even
    iced skinny soy mochas. 

    Archives

    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    August 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    October 2017
    May 2017
    March 2016
    October 2015
    August 2015

    Categories

    All
    Anger
    Anxiety
    Attitude
    Codependency
    Conflict
    Depression
    Emotions
    Faith
    Fear
    Forgiveness
    Grace
    Gratitude
    Hope
    Hupomeno
    Idolatry
    Love
    Lust
    Married Life
    Mary Study
    Ministry
    Music
    Peace
    Personal
    Pride
    Priorities
    Relationships
    Salvation
    Self Esteem
    Surrender
    TEA
    Trials
    Worship

© COPYRIGHT 2015. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home
  • About
    • Philosophy of Counseling Mental Health Disorders
    • Philosophy of Life Dominating Problems
  • Latest Articles
  • Help by Topic
    • Fear
    • Forgiveness
  • Resources
  • Shop
  • Contact