{"id":366,"date":"2016-11-14T02:50:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T02:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/?p=366"},"modified":"2017-02-14T01:51:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T01:51:19","slug":"giving-god-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/11\/giving-god-chance.html","title":{"rendered":"Giving God a Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"lady<\/a><\/p>\n

We all sometimes forget to give God a chance. Instead of waiting in faith for God to solve our problems, we get discouraged.\u00a0 Instead of giving God time to help us achieve our goals, we give up.<\/p>\n

Realize that God doesn\u2019t make us wait to hurt us. Rather, He makes us wait in order to develop our characters.\u00a0 If we didn\u2019t have to wait for good things, we would not learn the rewards of hard work.\u00a0 If we were able to solve our problems immediately, we would remain immature, expecting life to always go our<\/em> way.\u00a0 And if we never had to wait, we would become haughty and look down on those who don\u2019t have it as easy as we do.<\/p>\n

But with waiting comes great things. Not surprisingly, the Bible is full of stories of people who God blessed after a period of waiting.\u00a0 Abraham and Sarah were blessed with Issac after waiting until they were senior citizens to have a baby.\u00a0 Joseph waited in jail for years, only to then be promoted to the second highest government position in Egypt.\u00a0 Jesus prayed and waited in the Garden of Gethsemane for the final part of his mission on earth.<\/p>\n

Of course, waiting is hard. Very often people will say that we are supposed to wait with \u201cexpectancy,\u201d meaning that we simply are supposed to expect that everything is going to turn out beautifully.\u00a0 We are supposed to anticipate good things, like a pregnant woman waiting to give birth or an engaged couple preparing for their wedding day.\u00a0 The problem with those analogies is that the baby and the wedding are highly likely outcomes.\u00a0 But how do we wait with expectancy when we can\u2019t even envision a solution to our predicament?\u00a0 The key is to believe that God can create a way, even when we can\u2019t see one.<\/p>\n

Every one of us, from time to time, will have problems which seem unsolvable. I have certain problematic relationships in my life, and I cannot see how they will ever become positive.\u00a0 Some people may have financial concerns which seem insurmountable.\u00a0 Others may have professional goals which seem unattainable.\u00a0 When we face those kinds of challenges, we have no choice but to wait and place our faith in God\u2019s ability to work all things out for our good.<\/p>\n

In my own life, I\u2019ve had to do my share of waiting. Sometimes I\u2019ve felt like God has been trying to teach me to be a professional \u201cwaiter\u201d (no pun intended!).\u00a0 For instance, every job I\u2019ve ever had has involved a great deal of waiting.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had to send out resumes, hope (pray) for a response, and then if I was lucky, go through the interview process.\u00a0 No job has ever fallen in my lap.\u00a0 My employment has always been the product of hustling and waiting.\u00a0 In fact, anything good in my life, from getting jobs to marrying my husband, has involved a period of waiting and uncertainty.<\/p>\n

During my periods of waiting, the only thing I could do was work hard, try to do the right thing and hope for the best. Admittedly, life has not always gone in the direction that I planned.\u00a0 But instead God has always sent me in the right direction for me.\u00a0 He has sent me on paths that have helped me grow in decency, maturity and compassion.\u00a0 When I have given God a chance, He has always done what is best for me.<\/p>\n

If you are in a waiting period right now, give God a chance. Don\u2019t give up on Him.\u00a0 Keep working hard.\u00a0 Keep trying to follow His will for your life.\u00a0 Have faith that He will transform every one of your challenges into blessings.\u00a0 Things may not go according to your plan.\u00a0 But if you stay faithful, He will do incredible things with your life.<\/p>\n

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