Dear beloved, I'm writing to you from the depths of my heart. I pray my soothing words strengthen you.
Now that we're in this room together, how are you? How's 2024 going? (Write back to me.)
I have something for you.
El Roi wants you to know that he sees you. He sees how you're trying to hold on to your faith and persevere through this season.
I also love you and want you to know that you're doing great. How long have you been waiting? 15 days? A year? Six years?
Now, it's a new year, and you feel it's never going to happen. You think it's not coming or it's never going to come, but I bring you good news from God, our Father, who knows the appointed time for all things. He says, This is just “THE WAITING PERIOD.”
It sounds familiar, or you've never heard of it?
The waiting period is a period everyone must go through on their journey to greatness. Don't feel lost. You aren't the only one going through this period, okay?
I am still in my waiting period.
Let me ask: Is there any great person who did not go through days, weeks, months, and years of waiting?
Think well, and you'll find out that every great person waited!
Now that you have an idea of what the waiting period is, I also want you to know that whatever you do during this period is very important to your outcome (positive or negative). Would you feel okay waiting for 5 years only to get a negative outcome that could ruin your entire life?
"In the process of waiting comes a test, and your response to your tested faith is obedience."
JEGEDE JONATHAN.
The temptations you face, the struggles you go through, the thorns you step on, and all other things are all God's way of preparing you for what's coming. These are tests you'll have to go through, and the pass mark comes when you're obedient to God's word.
When your faith is being tested, the best option is to go to your closet, pray for strength to scale through, and listen to God's instructions for the season you're in.
The story of Abraham is an example of this statement.
While Abraham waited for God's promise to be fulfilled, God tested him, and he responded with obedience.
Not for a minute did Abraham complain or grumble.
Last year, there were times I got tired of waiting because I felt there was no time left, considering how far everyone around me had gone. I always asked God why it had to be me and why I needed to go through all this, but each time I brought this up, God reminded me of my purpose.
"Run at your own pace, Blessing." "You do not have the same destiny as those you compare yourself with.”
"We all begin to lose ourselves when we focus on others and want to run at the same pace with them."
THE BLESSING EFFIOM.
One thing I've learned during this period is to look at the bright side of everything.
Last year, I lost my faith countless times. I'd look up to the sky and scream, "If you're really up there, seeing me go through all this, you're being partial!" "What's the point in serving you when you're not granting any of my requests?" "You know what? I'm going back to my old life. I'm done!"
These are terrible mistakes I made that produced negative outcomes. I learned these lessons:
1. God isn't partial!
2. Serve God with all your heart.
3. There's nothing in the world.
Anytime I'm at the peak of giving up, I'm reminded of the story of Job. Job lost everything! He was pressurized by his friends! But one thing stood out: his answers! He took the side of his redeemer.
I've been waiting for an unusual blessing for years. But as God would have it, he said, "Your story will shake the world, not the blessings I'll give you." Before God said this, my main focus was getting rich, falling in love, getting married, and having kids. While doing this, I neglected God. I kept on praying, amiss.
After God said this, I knew my prayers needed a redirection. Instead of praying for riches, I started praying for the strength to go through each season. I kept on praying for God to mold me, use me, and teach me his ways. I began to draw closer to God because in him lie the riches of the world.
I kept on doing all this because I knew I had a story to tell, and this is what I'm still doing—preparing myself.
Have you been preparing yourself?
So, one of the reasons why it feels like what you've been praying for is being delayed is because you've been asking amiss. Learn to ask and pray according to God's will for your life.
“The waiting period isn't just an ordinary period you go through; it is a period of divine processing.”
THE BLESSING EFFIOM.
This is a new year, and if you still do not know where to channel your prayers, go back to your closet and confide in God.
Another reason for the delay is your lack of gratitude. God is really working; he's dishing out your blessings bit by bit, but sometimes you're blinded by the bigger picture.
During my IT at the Muritala Muhammad Airport, I gave up several times. I planned on jumping down from the rooftop several times because I was really tired of everything. "Why can't I be like my colleagues who are favored?" "Do I need to go through all this?" "Why am I always the only one to stand out everywhere I go?" "Will you really allow me to beg again?" "Isn't it better if I say yes to these men coming my way?"
I had so many questions.
One day, while crying in the office, I felt the urge to pray. I walked up to the rooftop but couldn't pray there because it had an open space. Looking down the hallway connected to the rooftop, I decided to walk down, and I found a secluded place. I sat down on the stairs but couldn't say any prayer. All I did was weep. After crying to my satisfaction, I asked God to speak to me. And God said, "Do you give thanks for the little you receive?" And it dawned on me that the problem wasn't God, but me. I never showed appreciation for the little I received. All I did was complain and compare myself.
With joy, gratitude, faith, perseverance, obedience to God's word, and working with God's will, I've been able to walk through each season. And you can do it too.
Dear friend, God says you're not wasting time by waiting. Trust in him and have faith in him, for he can only make it happen.
Write back to me. I want to pray for you.
Shalom!
This is heart piercing......Thank God for you and Thank you for this beautiful word!