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Message from 01/03/2020 by Dewald Du Plessis

“Waiting on the Lord is the opposite of running ahead of the Lord, and it’s the opposite of bailing out on the Lord,” writes John Piper. “It’s staying at your appointed place while he says stay, or it’s going at His appointed pace while he says go."

We have the choice, then, to take a deep breath, release our clenched hands, and let God be God. And we are invited to continue hoping in his greatness.

2 WAYS TO WAIT:

1. PASSIVELY: Taking a back-seat and not co-laboring with God.  Sitting back and waiting for the call/breakthrough/promise to drop into your lap.  Often comes from disappointment and leads to not actively participating in current season. 
2. ACTIVELY: Anticipation and expectation and being faithful to steward the prophetic word or call on your life.  Serving faithfully.  (Pregnant woman gets nursery ready and buys clothes for baby) in the labour she has to intensely focus – in waiting we need to be ALL IN and INTENSELY FOCUSED.

GOD’S WAITING PERIODS ARE PREPARATION PERIODS.  

We often want Him to do something FOR US when He wants to do something THROUGH US. 

We are often not ready for the solution - Our gifts and callings can often take us to where I character cannot sustain us. 

We choose BAIL OUT: Mindset: “God you did not come through for me, therefore I will not do anything until you do.”

Or we choose - RUNNING AHEAD: Mindset: “God your not doing what I asked, I’m just going to do it myself.” 

WAITING BENEFITS: 

1. Renews our strength (Is 40:31)
2. Establishes security (Psalm 40: 2)
3. Reveals heart motives 
4. Transforms our character

WHAT TO DO IN THE WAITING: 

1. Pray – stay in communication and intimacy with God.

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