{"id":5482,"date":"2012-12-04T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T06:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=5482"},"modified":"2013-01-25T00:33:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T05:33:14","slug":"lady-in-waiting-lady-of-patience-why-is-waiting-so-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2012\/12\/04\/lady-in-waiting-lady-of-patience-why-is-waiting-so-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady in Waiting: Lady of Patience – Why Is Waiting So Hard?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ps31_14\"<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Have you ever made decisions in life because they seem right at the time but when you look back you realize that it wasn\u2019t the right thing to do?\u00a0 Well, I have and there are many times when I ask myself why I didn\u2019t wait before making such drastic decisions.\u00a0 Why did I allow my emotions to get ahead of me?\u00a0 Why did I let the temporary feelings to determine my future? Why didn\u2019t I seek the face of God before doing this?\u00a0 Why didn\u2019t I wait?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waiting for anything is hard, it’s even harder when you are single and you feel like you have limited options available to you.\u00a0 Some of us have made life altering decisions because we were tired of waiting for what seemed like forever.\u00a0 Loneliness crept in and we allowed FEAR<\/strong> get to the best of us.<\/p>\n

We were afraid of being the odd ones out, the only one who is always the bridesmaid and never the bride, how many bouquets have we caught and believed the myth that the one who catches the bouquet is the next in line to get married?\u00a0 But year in and year out, we continue the journey as a single lady.<\/p>\n

We were afraid to attend family functions where everyone has a partner by their side and a quiver full of kids.\u00a0 We don\u2019t want to sit next to the nosy cousins who can\u2019t help but taunt us at the dinner table with the following remarks: \u201cthis year we were looking forward to being introduced to the man in your life!\u201d or \u201cyour nieces are worried that they are growing taller so they will no longer qualify as flowers girls at your wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n

As years passed by you asked yourself \u201cwhen is it going to happen for me? Is Prince Charming going to notice me before the clock strikes 12? Sadly you didn’t have the answer to this question and the more you thought about it the fearful you became.<\/p>\n

Fear has been defined as False Evidence Appearing Real<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Fear can cause us to take matters into our own hands and forget God\u2019s promises and fear can make us to accept the proposal of the first guy who comes along without taking into consideration if He is the right man.<\/p>\n

You see, the right man won\u2019t rush you to the altar.<\/strong>\u00a0 He will get to know you first and allow you to get to know him in the process.\u00a0 He will want to become your friend first before becoming your lover.<\/p>\n

Girlfriend, I urge you, do not allow fear to control your decisions, give God back the control of your plans and future. \u00a0He knows the desires of your heart.\u00a0 He loves you with an everlasting love and He is saying \u201cBe still and know that I am God.\u201d \u201cI know the plans I have for you, plans to give you hope and a future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Isaiah 40:31 tells us:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBut those who wait on the <\/i><\/b>Lord<\/i><\/b>
\nShall renew their strength;
\nThey shall mount up with wings like eagles,
\nThey shall run and not be weary,
\nThey shall walk and not faint<\/i><\/b>.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\n<\/blockquote>\n

Have patience, beloved.\u00a0 Waiting may be hard but it is worth it in the end. This week let us be willing to learn how to boldly soar like the Eagle as we wait patiently upon the Lord regardless of our circumstances be it the ticking of the biological clock, the number of bridesmaids dresses in our closets, the statistics that are so depressing or what our beloved family thinks of us.\u00a0 Let us put everything in the capable hands of our Precious Father, \u201cOur Daddy\u2019s got this!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

LET\u2019S PRAY<\/b><\/p>\n

Precious Father, we come before you this week empty and waiting for you to fill us with your Holy Spirit.\u00a0 As we learn how to be Ladies of Patience, we ask you to help us because waiting is not easy; we admit that this is a struggle for most of us.\u00a0 However, we don\u2019t want to hurry and go ahead of you because that is worse than waiting up you.\u00a0 Father, you know what is best for us; we are not single because you don\u2019t love us but because you want what\u2019s best for us.\u00a0 Teach us to content and wait upon you.\u00a0 In Jesus Name.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n

\u00a0YOUR ASSIGNMENT<\/b><\/p>\n

Write out the things that make you lose patience. Which of these cause your Sovereign God concern? Give these concerns to Him and ask Him to help you trust while you wait. \u201cI will trust while I wait, for my God is never late\u201d is a good motto.<\/p>\n

Be Blessed<\/p>\n

Jackie<\/p>\n

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