Heb6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises
FAITH AND PATIENCE
Sometime ago, I attended the naming ceremony of a baby whose mother waited for almost two decades before she was born. In her testimony, she said while praying and trusting God for the fruit of the womb, God told her he had heard her prayers. That was three years before she conceived.
Probably, she expected that she'll conceive the very year God spoke to her but pregnancy didn't come until after three years that she got a word from God. Now, that's something we should look at closely. Why would God put her on the waiting line for another three years after speaking to her?
While we may not be able to answer this question accurately, it is safe to say the "Kairos" time of God for her conception and delivery was not to be immediately after God spoke to her. If it was, nothing would have stopped it. I mean nothing. I don't think there's any special prayers she prayed after getting that confirmation from God that she had not prayed before then.
I've been in similar situation severally. I knew I prayed in faith and held on to God's word yet the result didn't come when I expected. Have you been there before? I don't like when we rush into conclusion saying certain things aren't happening in the lives of some persons because they lack faith.
Sometimes, failure to get certain desires and results from prayers is not a result of faithlessness but an issue of timing.
There are certain things you'll get instantly as you pray but there are other things God may delay because he has a "Kairos" time for those things to happen. Our problem as humans is that we don't know how to wait and what to do before the "Kairos" time of God comes.
For instance, God promised to make Abram a great nation at the age of 75 in Genesis 12 when he was childless. The promise didn't come to pass until he was 100 years of age(Gen 21:5). Bible scholars calculated 25 years from age 75 in succession because that's how we are wired humanly but if only they knew that age 100 was the "Kairos" time, they may have spent their energy doing other things.
Don't kill yourself with anxiety before the "Kairos" time of your miracle.
God could have made Sarah conceive in Genesis 12. Is he not powerful? Do you think Abraham's faithlessness was what prevented God? Of course not. Abraham was full of faith yet he waited.
Someone said, "there is a pattern to the life of faith that often follows a sequence of promise –> excitement –> waiting –> doubting –> testing –> refining –> reinforcement –> and then, eventual fulfillment."
If you have heard from God about a thing and have laid hold on his promises, stay in the place of waiting. However, wait for the "Kairos" time of God in faith and with patience. The bible made it clear that we should imitate those who through faith and patience obtained the promise.
Never change your confession of faith because you've not seen result. Do not seek ungodly alternatives out of impatience.
About Abraham, the bible says, "And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God"(Rom4:19-20).
CONFESSION: Father, I receive the grace to wait for my "Kairos" time in faith and patience in Jesus name.
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11/24/23, 8:28 AM - Lanre Oyeleke added +234 803 633 3499