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.
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Adam & Eve. Jacob. Moses. Peter. they all ran.All for the same reason. Sin. They ran from the consequences of their sin. They ran into the arms of sin. And they left a trail of destruction behind them.
We read scriptures such as Romans 5:8, John 3:16, John 15:9, and many more, and intellectually we know that God loves us. But personally? Heart and soul? We’re not so sure.
We struggle to believe that…
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