Jesus proclaimed, But seek ye first the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you (Matthew
6:33).
Wait on the Lord
Our God has all power, all wisdom and all
knowledge; so never pray to Him wanting
your own way. That just tells God that you
think you know what to do better than He
does when the Bible plainly says, As for God,
his way is perfect (Psalm 18:30).
You should never be disappointed in God’s
will for your life or with His answers to your
prayers...and don’t become impatient and
fearful if He doesn’t move or answer your
prayers when you think He should. God is not
a man, and He knows exactly when to move.
Wait upon Him in patience and with trust in
His promises. The Bible says, Many are the
afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD
delivereth him out of them all (Psalm
34:19). Notice that it says all of your afflictions,
not just one or a few of them.
When you make a request to the Lord,
immediately start praising Him even before
the answer comes. Then patiently wait for
the manifestation of deliverance. But they
that wait upon the LORD shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings
as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint (Isaiah
40:31).
When waiting upon the Lord for a miracle,
never let false symptoms take the place of
God’s promises. The devil tries to be sneaky
and use those symptoms to make you think
you didn’t receive deliverance, but Jesus said
the devil is a thief and a robber (John 10:1).
The devil can rob you of what God gives you
if you are not careful.
The Bible says, They that observe lying
vanities forsake their own mercy (Jonah
2:8). “Lying vanities” refer to false symptoms
and troubling thoughts that are contrary to
the promises of God, and those promises are
His mercies towards humanity. So if you pay
attention to false symptoms and troubling
thoughts more than the promises of God, you
forsake your mercy from God in those promises.
Never Limit God
Our God is not a man, and He is truly faithful.
Keep that before you the next time you
face a great trial, a deep valley or the devil
tries to lay an affliction upon you. When
you see that some people seem to be receiving
from God more than others, it is because
those who are receiving have learned not to tie
God’s hands and limit Him in their life.
So many people today tie God’s hands
through sin and disobedience or through
grumbling, complaining, gossiping and sharing
their opinions. They tie His hands through
doubt, fear and unbelief rather than embracing
the all-powerful Word of God. You must never
tie His hands in your life, and you must never
forget that God is not a man. Jesus said, With
God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26).
He also said, All things are possible to him
that believeth (Mark 9:23).
The LORD is the strength
of my life; of whom shall
I be afraid?
(Psalm 27:1).
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