A Call to Persevere

What do you do when your sands of time run out, and God's promise to you is still yet to be fulfilled? Many will tell you, "He's an on-time God" and "His timing is not like our own"...but these are testimony words, rarely uttered during the trial, but only after we have come out on top.

Notice the ending...after we have come out on top.

Where do you get a second wind from when your body is broken, you mind is a mess, and your faith is on fumes? That red light is on, and you thought you would have reached your destination a quarter tank ago. Did you hear him correctly? read the right signs? follow his directions? Lord, quit playing...gas is expensive. nowadays (lol).

How long can you wait on God and have faith, while being faithful? A month, 6 months, a year, 5yrs? How many of us are willing to wait 10yrs for a promise? What if you die, yet to realize it fulfilled? Have you stayed so long in hurt, pain, or poverty that you stop expecting to be brought out?

PRESS! No acronym, no fancy words, no elaborate sayings.
PRESS!!
PUSH!!
PERSEVERE!!
Whatever word kicks something off in your spirit...Hold on to it.

A promise is a promise...and nobody understands that better than God (Isa 55:11). Has our attention moved so far off seeking Him (Matt 6:33) that if we don't receive THIS ONE THING, that we will no longer serve him as we know we should?

Not to minimize someone's problems or feelings, but things are only as large or small as we make them out to be. And I know I've blown up some issues in my life bigger than they needed to be. I'm still learning.

And I still wait on full manifestation of some promises God has told me. At times, I get frustrated and spent. But I have to remind myself of all that he has done, this year alone...keeping my mind whole in times of lonliness and isolation, bringing my thyroid into remission, escaping the budget cuts in my lab, restoring and renewing my broken heart, increasing my finances to purchase a car and home, keeping my family together when opportunities to rip us apart arose...this is real. God is real.

If I must spend my life in the wilderness for generations after me to make it to the Promised Land, and that is part of God's plan...what can I say? Hebrews 11:39-40.

Cry if you have to. Give yourself a good hour or two to express yourself to God...being respectful always. After all, why hide your feelings and emotions from the one who gave them to you to express...believe me, nothing you say will surprise him. He can handle it.

The more you are real with God, the more we open ourselves to receive him in the raw. If you're ready, push past the pain and let the Holy Spirit minister to you directly, not just always through your pastor or parents or prayer partner or bestfriend.

Real faith doesn't fade that easily. "I'm believing God for..." but are you really?

Hebrews 10:36 - You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

Would love to hear what you got...drop me a comment anytime.