WEBVTT - A Prayer for When God’s Timing Doesn’t Make Sense

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<v Speaker 1>Life Audio.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for listening to your Daily Prayer, a podcast

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<v Speaker 2>dedicated to helping you find the words you need to connect.

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<v Speaker 1>With your Father in Heaven. No matter what is going

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<v Speaker 1>on in your.

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<v Speaker 2>Life today, you can trust that God wants to hear

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<v Speaker 2>from you. Right after this short word from our sponsor,

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<v Speaker 2>we will pray for today's prayer for when God's timing

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't make sense. Together a prayer for when God's timing

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't make sense, written by Rachel Britton, read by Carrie Eichberger.

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<v Speaker 2>Wait for the Lord, Be strong and take heart and

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<v Speaker 2>wait for the Lord, Psalm twenty seven, verse fourteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of us like the path to.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever we are doing to be direct and short. We

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<v Speaker 2>get frustrated with waiting or having to go out of

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<v Speaker 2>our way, especially when it doesn't make sense. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>are praying over at applying for one job after another

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<v Speaker 2>at the moment and seeing no way forward. Perhaps you

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<v Speaker 2>have supported a friend or family member for a long

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<v Speaker 2>time and you're wondering when God.

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<v Speaker 1>Will bring relief.

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<v Speaker 2>Or perhaps you're walking through a season that seems uncertain, exhausting,

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<v Speaker 2>and never ending. When God's way is not as direct

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<v Speaker 2>or quick as we want, we can become disillusioned and

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<v Speaker 2>disappointed with ourselves and with God. However, the Bible encourages

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<v Speaker 2>us to trust God and his timing. This might be

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<v Speaker 2>easy to do when life is straightforward, but when life

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<v Speaker 2>is difficult and we don't see a clear path ahead,

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<v Speaker 2>our confidence in God can waver.

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<v Speaker 1>In Exodus, the.

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<v Speaker 2>Israelites found themselves in this kind of situation. After the

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<v Speaker 2>miraculous liberation and the initial euphoria of their release from

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<v Speaker 2>Pharaoh in Egypt, they too became disheartened. Yet God's ways

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<v Speaker 2>were not a delay, but divine protection and a means

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<v Speaker 2>for them to see God's glory.

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<v Speaker 1>Here are three ways.

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<v Speaker 2>To pray so we can be patient with God's timing

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<v Speaker 2>and learn to give him praise.

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<v Speaker 1>One trust the detour.

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<v Speaker 2>God led the Israelites around by the desert road toward

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<v Speaker 2>the Red Sea when Pharaoh let them leave Egypt. This

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<v Speaker 2>was not the shortest way, but God had chosen this

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<v Speaker 2>route for their protection and well being. He knew that

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<v Speaker 2>if they had traveled through the land of the Philistines

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<v Speaker 2>and war, they could have lost heart and run back

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<v Speaker 2>to Egypt.

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<v Speaker 1>When God's ways seems.

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<v Speaker 2>Longer or less direct, we can trust the detour He

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<v Speaker 2>is leaving us for our protection and well being, so

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<v Speaker 2>we don't lose heart and retreat to what feels familiar.

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<v Speaker 2>Two Pray to see God at work. God was right,

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<v Speaker 2>people were likely to change their minds when faced with

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<v Speaker 2>another difficult challenge. As Pharaoh and his army approached, the

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<v Speaker 2>terrified Israelites complained to Moses that they should have stayed

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<v Speaker 2>in Egypt. Suddenly their slavery seemed a much safer place

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<v Speaker 2>than their current circumstances. But Moses told them that by

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<v Speaker 2>standing firm, they would witness God's miraculous work. When what

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<v Speaker 2>we face seems overwhelming and frightening, this is an opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to see God at work for us. He will fight

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<v Speaker 2>for us. Three pray until ye praise. God's pillar of

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<v Speaker 2>cloud created a barrier between the Israelites and the pursuing Egyptians.

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<v Speaker 2>God divided the waters of the Red Sea so the

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<v Speaker 2>people could pass through, and God created confusion amongst the

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<v Speaker 2>pursuing Egyptian army that led to their denies. No wonder

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<v Speaker 2>the Israelites, then, saying God is my strength, God is

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<v Speaker 2>my song, and yes, God is my salvation. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the kind of God I have, and I'm telling the world.

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<v Speaker 2>When we trust God with the detour and stand firm

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<v Speaker 2>long enough to see him at work, prayer slowly turns

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<v Speaker 2>to praise. We begin to see his strength, protection, and

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<v Speaker 2>faithfulness in ways we could not before. Pray until your

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<v Speaker 2>heart can once again sing praise to the God who

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<v Speaker 2>fights for you. Let's pray, Lord, God, when the road

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<v Speaker 2>ahead feels uncertain, long and tiring, I am tempted to

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<v Speaker 2>lose heart. Help me to trust your direction for my

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<v Speaker 2>life and your timing for the situation I face. Remind

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<v Speaker 2>me that even when your ways seem longer or less

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<v Speaker 2>direct than I would like, or don't make sense, you

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<v Speaker 2>are still leading me with wisdom, protection and care. Give

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<v Speaker 2>me the courage to stand firm when fear rises and

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<v Speaker 2>circumstances feel overwhelming in the midst of my day. Open

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<v Speaker 2>my eyes to see you at work in ways I

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<v Speaker 2>might otherwise miss. Teach me to pray faithfully, to wait

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<v Speaker 2>for you. Help me to be strong even when I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like quitning. I commit to waiting for you until

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<v Speaker 2>my heart is once again filled with praise for your majesty, grace,

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<v Speaker 2>and faithfulness.

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