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Speaker 2: doesn't make sense, written by Rachel Britton, read by Carrie Eichberger.
Speaker 2: Wait for the Lord, Be strong and take heart and
Speaker 2: wait for the Lord, Psalm twenty seven, verse fourteen.
Speaker 1: Most of us like the path to.
Speaker 2: Whatever we are doing to be direct and short. We
Speaker 2: get frustrated with waiting or having to go out of
Speaker 2: our way, especially when it doesn't make sense. Maybe you
Speaker 2: are praying over at applying for one job after another
Speaker 2: at the moment and seeing no way forward. Perhaps you
Speaker 2: have supported a friend or family member for a long
Speaker 2: time and you're wondering when God.
Speaker 1: Will bring relief.
Speaker 2: Or perhaps you're walking through a season that seems uncertain, exhausting,
Speaker 2: and never ending. When God's way is not as direct
Speaker 2: or quick as we want, we can become disillusioned and
Speaker 2: disappointed with ourselves and with God. However, the Bible encourages
Speaker 2: us to trust God and his timing. This might be
Speaker 2: easy to do when life is straightforward, but when life
Speaker 2: is difficult and we don't see a clear path ahead,
Speaker 2: our confidence in God can waver.
Speaker 1: In Exodus, the.
Speaker 2: Israelites found themselves in this kind of situation. After the
Speaker 2: miraculous liberation and the initial euphoria of their release from
Speaker 2: Pharaoh in Egypt, they too became disheartened. Yet God's ways
Speaker 2: were not a delay, but divine protection and a means
Speaker 2: for them to see God's glory.
Speaker 1: Here are three ways.
Speaker 2: To pray so we can be patient with God's timing
Speaker 2: and learn to give him praise.
Speaker 1: One trust the detour.
Speaker 2: God led the Israelites around by the desert road toward
Speaker 2: the Red Sea when Pharaoh let them leave Egypt. This
Speaker 2: was not the shortest way, but God had chosen this
Speaker 2: route for their protection and well being. He knew that
Speaker 2: if they had traveled through the land of the Philistines
Speaker 2: and war, they could have lost heart and run back
Speaker 2: to Egypt.
Speaker 1: When God's ways seems.
Speaker 2: Longer or less direct, we can trust the detour He
Speaker 2: is leaving us for our protection and well being, so
Speaker 2: we don't lose heart and retreat to what feels familiar.
Speaker 2: Two Pray to see God at work. God was right,
Speaker 2: people were likely to change their minds when faced with
Speaker 2: another difficult challenge. As Pharaoh and his army approached, the
Speaker 2: terrified Israelites complained to Moses that they should have stayed
Speaker 2: in Egypt. Suddenly their slavery seemed a much safer place
Speaker 2: than their current circumstances. But Moses told them that by
Speaker 2: standing firm, they would witness God's miraculous work. When what
Speaker 2: we face seems overwhelming and frightening, this is an opportunity
Speaker 2: to see God at work for us. He will fight
Speaker 2: for us. Three pray until ye praise. God's pillar of
Speaker 2: cloud created a barrier between the Israelites and the pursuing Egyptians.
Speaker 2: God divided the waters of the Red Sea so the
Speaker 2: people could pass through, and God created confusion amongst the
Speaker 2: pursuing Egyptian army that led to their denies. No wonder
Speaker 2: the Israelites, then, saying God is my strength, God is
Speaker 2: my song, and yes, God is my salvation. This is
Speaker 2: the kind of God I have, and I'm telling the world.
Speaker 2: When we trust God with the detour and stand firm
Speaker 2: long enough to see him at work, prayer slowly turns
Speaker 2: to praise. We begin to see his strength, protection, and
Speaker 2: faithfulness in ways we could not before. Pray until your
Speaker 2: heart can once again sing praise to the God who
Speaker 2: fights for you. Let's pray, Lord, God, when the road
Speaker 2: ahead feels uncertain, long and tiring, I am tempted to
Speaker 2: lose heart. Help me to trust your direction for my
Speaker 2: life and your timing for the situation I face. Remind
Speaker 2: me that even when your ways seem longer or less
Speaker 2: direct than I would like, or don't make sense, you
Speaker 2: are still leading me with wisdom, protection and care. Give
Speaker 2: me the courage to stand firm when fear rises and
Speaker 2: circumstances feel overwhelming in the midst of my day. Open
Speaker 2: my eyes to see you at work in ways I
Speaker 2: might otherwise miss. Teach me to pray faithfully, to wait
Speaker 2: for you. Help me to be strong even when I
Speaker 2: feel like quitning. I commit to waiting for you until
Speaker 2: my heart is once again filled with praise for your majesty, grace,
Speaker 2: and faithfulness.
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