Patience !!!

"The principle part of faith is patience"

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George MacDonald

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When the idea is not right God says, "NO".
No - when the idea is not the best.
No - when the idea is absolutely wrong.
No - when though it may help you, it could create problems for someone else.

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When the time is not right, God says, "SLOW"
What a catastrophe it would be if God answered every prayer at a snap of your fingers.

Do you know what would happen?
God would become your servant, not your master.

Suddenly God would be working for you instead of you working for Him.

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When you are not right, God says, "GROW".
The selfish person has to grow in unselfishness.
The cautious person must grow courage.
The timid person must grow in confidence.
The dominating person must grow in sensitivity.
The critical person must grow in tolerance.
The negative person must grow in positive attitudes.
The pleasure-seeking person must grow in compassion
for suffering people.

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When everything is all right, God says "GO".
Then miracles happen :
A hopeless alcoholic is set free!
A drug addict finds release!
A doubter becomes a child in his belief.
Diseased tissue responds to treatment, and healing begins.
The door to your dream suddenly swings open and there
stands God saying "Go"

"Go .. My Child Go"

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Let me illustrate:

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You are in a boat.

You approach the shore.

You throw the anchor out until it digs into the sand.

You take hold of the anchor rope and pull on it until your boat slides onto the sandy beach.

What have you done?

You have not moved the shore to the boat.

You have moved the boat to the shore.

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This is the way God answers prayer.

The purpose of prayer is not to give you what you want, when you want it.

But the purpose of prayer is to turn you into the kind of person God wants you to be so he can answer your prayer in the way it needs to be answered.

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God answers prayer always in one of four ways:

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When the conditions are not right, God says, "No".

When the time is not right, God says, "Slow".

When we are not right, God says, "Grow".

When everythng is right, God says, "Go".

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God does not advertise an 'Instant Prayer Answering Service".

Nowhere can you find that God will do anything you ask Him to do when you snap your finger or when you make your verbal demand.

But when everything is right - the conditions, the time, you yourself, and all else - then the answer is 'Yes'.

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God maintains control in the area of why and the when.

God never explains why and God never promises when.

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Always Remember:

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His delays are not denials.

His timing is perfect.

Patience is what we need in our prayer.

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Some people don't suffer from doubt as much as they suffer from impatience.