Day 31: Take Time to Wait

Be careful not to mistake God's silence for inactivity. He waits for the perfect timing. Do not give up on what God has placed in your heart! He will build you and prepare you as you obediently follow him. God has called you and me to swim against the current. Most people of this world float along the stream, but we have been chosen to swim against it! Who is in better shape? In the waiting season our muscle of faith is strengthened. There is power in patience and waiting. 

Some of the most valuable things God wants for you require patience. The superficial assets of this world are available instantaneously. There are no shortcuts to the great things of God. If it was easy to follow the narrow path that leads to eternal life, everyone would be doing it. 

Be thankful for the quiet seasons of waiting. In these times God will clarify and purify your vision. He will encourage your heart. Waiting, hoping in faith, and enduring yield a Christian who is complete.

"Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act." 

-Psalm 37:7

"Put your hope in the Lord. Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you by giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed." 

-Psalm 37:34