God’s Waiting Room
Part I; August 27, 2023
How long, O LORD, must I call for help? But you do not listen! “Violence is everywhere!” I cry, but you do not come to save. 3 Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people who love to argue and fight. 4 The law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, so that justice has become perverted. 5 The LORD replied, “Look around at the nations; look and be amazed. For I am doing something in your own day, something you wouldn’t believe even if someone told you about it.” —Habakkuk 1:2-5 (NLT)
“What Is Taking God So Long?”
God is building our
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us—they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady. —Romans 5:3-4 (TLB)
There are pieces God is
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. —Romans 5:6 (NIV)
He has made everything beautiful in its time. —– Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)
God has a different
May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. —Matthew 6:10 (NLT)
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. —1 John 5:14 (NIV)
He’s trying to draw us
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” —Matthew 11:28 (NLT)
One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. —Luke 18:1 (NLT)
Sometimes we get so focused on what we want from God, we forget what HE mostly wants is just US!