Tag: patience

Posted in PRAYER

NEVER CEASE PRAYING

Posted on by Uplifting Christ

Never cease praying because your prayer is like a telephone call. Have you ever tried calling a person in a higher position before? Probably you were after a job, contract, connection, approval, etc? You called and he/she was not answering. Did you stop after the first call? I believe you called for so many times, up to the time he/she answered. This was what Jesus meant in Luke 18:1 when He said pray and never give up.

FAITH WORKS WITH PATIENCE
I went to an office to see the boss. For reasons I don’t know, I was told to wait at the lounge. I sat for an hour and no one bothered to say a word. It seemed they had forgotten about me. I went to the receptionist but her words never changed. She said ” sir, my boss is a very busy person. Please wait”. I needed his signature for a deal. I got him after about three hours. The most important thing was the signature, not the time. Spending 24 hours in his office would have been nothing to me because there was no other place I could get his signature.
Most of us want God to answer our prayers. God has what we want and His calendar doesn’t work like ours. There is no other way we could pass or use to get what we want than through Jesus. If we have Faith in Him, then we have got to wait for Him. These people have Faith but they lack patience. I believe the two go together. Paul said that if we hope for what is not seen, we must wait patiently for it. Faith works with Patience. Never cease praying.

GOD IS FAITHFUL
In Luke 18, Jesus talked about a widow who seek justice. She went to a judge repeatedly but he ignored her. After a while, the judge said ” I don’t fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I am going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her requests!”
could it be that you have been praying for years about something you need from the Lord? Don’t give up because He is going to answer you. If you could wait for a man, then I believe you should be able to wait for God to work things out for your good. Remember it is not about how long you pray or wait. It is about what you get in the end. God is faithful and He will what He has promised. I had to wait for about three hours before I could get my document signed. Never cease praying

YOUR FAITH CAN SHIFT TIME
Everything in our world today is moving faster. Things change so easily. But God doesn’t change. He is Who He is, and What He is. His WORDS never change. The Bible says Heaven and Earth shall pass away but My word shall never pass away. Don’t think God would answer your request promptly because your friends ,etc are ahead of you. Instead, take time to develop your Faith. Jesus said to the Gentile woman in Matthew 15:28 that “dear woman, your faith is great. Your request is granted” and her daughter was instantly healed. If you are looking for the fast way, don’t go any further. Check your Faith status. Because your Faith can produce the results you need. Your Faith can shift time. How great is your Faith?

I want to encourage you that what you need from the Lord worth than time. God doesn’t change, so are His Words. However, your needs can change. And time could also change. What you need to consider is your level of Faith. When your faith is great, you can shift time. God is ever ready to grant you whatever you need. I am sure about that because He gave up Jesus, His only Son, for us.
Never cease Praying. I could hear the phone is ringing and Papa God is about to pick it up soon. Don’t cry, don’t worry, don’t lose hope.
Never cease praying.
God bless you.

Posted in HOPE

HOPE AGAINST HOPE

Posted on by Uplifting Christ

Hope against hope means believing in what everyone thinks is impossible. It means turning deaf to the doctor’s report to say “my God is more than able to see me through”. Hope against hope means believing in the supernatural. Hope against hope means believing that All things are possible with God.

Abraham was a hero. He led a life of Faith. He had hope in God when all odds were against him. He saw God as his provider. The steps he took weren’t as simple as the story may read. A teacher once told me that every past question is easy. It is very true. When I hear stories of great heroes, I sometimes say “well, anybody at all can do this”. But in reality it is easier said than done. To live the kind of life Abraham led requires total sacrifice of our lives to God, which today is very difficult for Christians. We love the world so much that majority will rather skip Church activity to watch football games, telenovelas, movies, etc.

The scripture tells us that Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed. Those times, Abraham had no Bible, no pastor, counselor, mentor, etc yet he believed in God and was fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. Don’t lose hope yet because the God we serve is a God of the living, and not a God of the dead. David said in Psalm 27:13 that “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” In the midst of that negative situation, or what you see to be impossible, just say to yourself every moment that “I am still confident I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”

Wait for the Lord

When the promise came to Abraham, he might have thought it was going to happen right away but it took twenty – five years before it came to pass. He waited for that long before he had the son. By the way, he had a son with his maid because of his impatience. Most of us want God to answer us as soon as we press his door bell. But the scripture says if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8:25. Christians all over the world are suffering because of Abraham’s impatience. Though we belong to the Abrahamic blessings, his impatience has brought sorrows, pains, etc to many Christians’ homes. In Nigeria, some believers were burnt alive when they were having service. We shouldn’t repeat what Abraham did. Our little impatient can cost us our lives, our family, our generation, and even those after us. David said in Psalm 27:14 that “wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord”.

God doesn’t Delay

He said in Ezekiel 12:25 “But I the LORD will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay”. He is faithful. Though we may feel the promise is delaying, we may start to think all hope is lost; the truth is He doesn’t delay. In fact, He is always on time. I wrote something about this (HE IS ALWAYS ON TIME), you can check it on facebook; http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150361550228289. Whatever He opens His mouth to say, know that He is more than able to perform. Be encouraged today that if you have not received what you have constantly be asking for in Prayer, in Faith, and in the Name of Jesus, God is working behind the scene. He is not going to delay. You will have it when the time is right. You may be asking for a car. But God knows that a car will destroy your life. He wants you alive, to enjoy his goodness for your life, so He will wait for the right time to answer your request. He also doesn’t want any of His blessings for our lives to lead us to hell. He wants us in Heaven. He will wait for the right time. Let us maintain the right attitude and know that whatever He has promised, he will do it in His time.

In Ecclesiastes 3:11, Solomon said, “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Don’t rush to get things done in life because your little “impatient” can cost you your life, and everything you have. Abraham waited for 25 years, Noah waited for about 100 years before the flood came, Joseph waited, and went through a lot before he saw his dreams come to pass.

Sometimes, we lose hope when we feel the things we desire have delayed. When for years we have prayed for something but nothing seems to happen. I want to encourage you today that believe in God, and know that He will make everything beautiful in its time

Where is your hope?

Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31. Hope doesn’t disappoint. Most of us believe their wealth can take them through in life. Putting our hope in material things will disappoint us and may lead us to hell. 1 Timothy 6:17 says command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor put their hope in wealth which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. David said No one whose hope is in God will ever be put to shame.

The eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. There is nothing to worry about when we place our hope in Him. When everything around you tells you to give up, when people start to talk you out, when doctors tell you the situation is beyond medical reasoning, when after all efforts you still don’t see any progress. When your own feelings tell you it is over, REMEMBER what God said “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you.” “See I have engraved you on the palm of my hands; your walls are ever before me.”

God makes the promise and keeps His promise because He can and because He is good. It is only for us to say, “thanks be to God,” believe and obey. So, even though the headlines scream their daily news that sin rules the world and evil goes unchecked, and even though prices rise and markets fall, and though wars continue and diseases kill and disasters destroy, even though all of the evidence suggests otherwise, yet in hope, we will believe against hope. For our hope is in God, “who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.”

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