FAITH CAPSULE: God expects from us patience for His response.

Psalm 40
 
It is absolutely impossible to wait on God and not get result. A failure to wait will result in waste. However, every waiting comes with the price of being patient for God’s appointed time. For a result-oriented waiting, one must be exceedingly patient. Jesus pointed out that when we wait in prayer we must be persistent. King David testified, “I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.” (Psalm 40:1) Truly and without any partial treatment, God expects from us patience for His response. The testimony of David demonstrates that without waiting patiently for the Lord, He would not have been inclined to hear David’s cry and he would have missed the response of God. With God, there is no short-cut, but only passing through as prescribed in His unfailing Word is what will deliver unfailing response from God.
King David did not mention in his testimony the time or duration of his waiting on God. Evidently, getting an answer for waiting on God can take a longer or shorter time than expected, but God is never in a rush nor gets intimated in responding.
King David went further in his testimonies by stating, “He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.” (Psalm 40:2)
David’s testimonies points out that three things happened when God answered. David was brought out of his trouble (horrible pit; out of the miry clay). He must have been in a situation where stagnation reigned in his life; a challenge of not being able to stand or move forward. However, God brought him out.
Secondly, David’s feet were set on the rock. He gained his footing where he could no longer fall or remain stagnated.
Thirdly, his steps were established. The third stage granted him all that it took to do what he needed and to move forward as desired.
Clearly, David’s deliverance went through a process. Regardless of how long David’s waiting process was, David recognized when he became established. David acknowledged God by singing a new song to praise and glorify God. By virtue of waiting longer than expected, one who is waiting on God may not be able to identify when the answer comes to manifestation. Are you one who is waiting and not able to recognize that your answer is in place? As you wait on God, pay attention and be able to recognize the manifestation of your waiting.
David trusted in the Lord. He stayed through the process of manifestation and he was established. If you have started in waiting because of your trust in the Lord, stay through and be able to recognize God’s manifestation. God will perfect that which He started.
 
Prayer for today:Ask God to attend to you and hear you.