FAITH CAPSULE: Be encouraged to deny discouragement.

Psalm 40

Delay can be discouraging when the expectation is delayed. As a believer, understand and know that with God, a delay is not a denial. Once, in the journey of the Israelites to the Promised Land, the delay of Moses on the mountain made the Israelites request for another god saying to Aaron, “…make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”(Exodus 32:1) Before God, is your expectation experiencing delay?
The Israelites could not wait on God.
In the word of God, understand and know that waiting on God will not be wasted.
The word of God testifies the character of God towards one that waits on Him. Isaiah 64:4 records, “For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.”
Delay, deny and doubt can be persistent to discourage in waiting for God to act in the life of one with no understanding and knowledge of God that is faithful to His word that never returns to Him void.
Today, meditate on the testimony of David as Psalm 40:1-3 states, “I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. 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. He has put a new song in my mouth Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear and will trust in the Lord.”
As you meditate on the testimony of David, understand and know that God is not a partial God. Remind God concerning the works of His hand while ignoring delay with expectation for manifestation. 
Your delay will turn unto deliverance if you trust and wait in the name of Jesus. The Bible declares in Philippians 4:6-7, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” A state of unexpected delay will generate concern and there will be every reason to be anxious. The word encourages by stating the antidote for anxiousness: Take all to God in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, and the peace of God will take over you. Instead of you seeing delay be encouraged by seeing in the word of God. God alone is the One that delivers and He alone is in control of all. Deny delay; declare all His goodness and His mercy that never expire. 
From today, have faith, God will not deny you!

Prayer for today: Ask from God to enable you to wait on Him.