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#553, Trust God's Timing

In life, we're always waiting for something - a dream to come to pass, a problem to turn around, or to meet the right person. In this message, Joel reminds us of the importance of waiting on God's timing. He'll teach you that instead of forcing things to happen, release it and trust in God's precise timing. With verses like Hebrews 4:3, "We who believe can enter his rest, you'll be reminded of the concept of not worrying, but trusting God and the pressure will be lifted. The moment you pray, God releases a set time for your answer.

What God orders, God will pay for. What God gives birth to, God will always give us the grace to take care of.

when you delight yourselves in the Lord, God  will give you the desires of your heart.

Supernatural grace. Supernatural favour.

You can do the right thing at the wrong time, and miss God's best. Timing is everything.

Sometimes God allows delays so that He can show His timing in a greater way.

God wants to show His favour in your life in an amazing way.

p.s. I love how my hair smells.

TreSemmé ftw! < 3

*Question: "What does it mean to delight yourself in the Lord (Psalm 37:4)?"

Answer:Psalm 37:4says, “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Taking delight in the Lord means that our hearts truly find peace and fulfillment in Him. If we truly find satisfaction and worth in Christ, Scripture says He will give us the longings of our hearts. Does that mean, if we go to church every Sunday, God will give us a new Rolls Royce? No. The idea behind this verse and others like it is that, when we truly rejoice or “delight” in the eternal things of God, our desires will begin to parallel His and we will never go unfulfilled.Matthew 6:33says, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things [the necessities of life] will be given to you as well.”

Many delight in wealth, status, material possessions, and other temporary things of this world, but they are never satisfied. They never truly get what they want, hence the reason they are always wanting more. This is the lessonKing Solomonlearned in his pursuit of earthly treasure: “Everything is meaningless!” (Ecclesiastes 1:2). On the other hand, delighting in the Lord is true treasure indeed: “Godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Timothy 6:6).

First John 2:15–17says, “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” We will never be deeply fulfilled or “happy” with the things this world has to offer. If we place our joy and hope in God first, He will meet all of our needs. He will even grant ourwants, as our hearts’ desires begin to match up with His will. If we truly place priority on the Lord, chances are our heart’s greatest desire will not be a brand new Rolls Royce, but eternal treasures in Christ.

This world can never satisfy our deepest longings, but if we choose to delight in God’s way, He will always provide above and beyond our expectations. Jesus said, “Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:14).

Read more:http://www.gotquestions.org/delight-yourself-in-the-Lord.html#ixzz3Lkgolvjr