Patiently Waiting

Recently I have had a difficult time getting out of bed because the covers are nice and toasty. I can't seem to get motivated to jump out of the bed and onto the cold wooden floors. This one particular morning was no different. But I noticed the light coming through the window blinds that was trying to greet me with beauty; it didn't work. I grabbed my phone to check the time and I had thirty minutes before I really had to get up and get ready for work. I laid the phone back on the night stand, slipped the covers up and was ready to go back to sleep. I decided to greet my Lord Jesus with a "good morning Lord." Then I heard get your phone and turn on "Holy, Holy, Holy," by No Other Name; I did.  Then I listened to "The Generous Mr. Lovewell"  by MercyMe; I did. Then I heard the Lord tell me to "sit up;" I did. Then I heard Him tell me to listen to "Beautiful" by MercyMe. Then I began to cry because I recognized that the Lord Jesus Christ Himself was talking to me!
Do you have days that you can't get out of bed? Do you have your mom or someone coming into your room pulling the blinds open for you to wake up? Do you find it difficult to get out of bed some days?
In this one morning I heard the Lord tell me how holy He is, how Majestic He is, and how the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost was there with me. WOW! Then I heard Him tell me how I have much love to give away and make a difference in someone else's life. WOW! Next, I heard Him tell me how I was made for so much more than what I think I am made for. Jesus sees me as beautiful and as I wonder if I could ever be loved, He loves me to His death. WOW, I was in tears!
Then I was lead to read His word and it states; "But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.  And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patient waiting for Christ."  2 Thessalonians 3:3-5.
Did you hear what He said to me?  He said He is faithful, will protect me, He touches me, directs my heart into the love of God and into waiting for Him.
My heart desires so many things that sometimes it is difficult to sift through it all. However, God tells us that when we delight in Him, He will give us the desires of our heart. First, He knows the desires of our hearts. He knows what we need and what we want. Our desires must be His desires. Yet, He first wants to be the first love of our lives. You see, He designed us to have these desires, yearning for a touch and a word. As a woman, we want to be touched, we want confidence; yet it is difficult to establish that confidence. But with God all things are possible. All things become beautiful in its time.

Recently I felt like my dreams were stolen by the father of lies. I got mad at God because He allowed it to happen. But what I found out was that I have the right desire but  there is more to that desire and dream. There is something more important that the physical part of the dream. There is the spiritual part of the dream and desire. I have begun praying for God's heart in the midst of my desire. I pray specifically for the desire and dream. I pray with thanksgiving and I am excited to see God do something God size with the desires of my heart.
It may not look like anything that I hope or imagine. In fact, it won't. It will be better than I could hope for because God is going to receive the glory and fame for working this out in my life. I am patiently waiting for my dream to come true.


~Be encouraged by what has happened to me because He can do the same for you too. He wants the dark spots on your heart, the deep secrets, the lonely heart, the brokenness in your life to heal, and He can still be found. So seek first the kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be given to you. When you pray, pray with thanksgiving and watch the Creator create in your life!