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Anybody else ever pray for strength and then get frustrated when life presents an opportunity to actually USE it?! š©š
Yāall, one thing the Lord has been teaching me is that sometimes weāre so focused on what weāre waiting for that we overlook what Heās doing in us while we wait.
We ask God for new strength, but we often expect that strength to come with a change in our circumstances.
A door opening.
A prayer being answered.
A difficult season finally ending.
But what if the new strength is showing up in ways we havenāt even recognized?
That patience youāre developing with people who used to get under your skin? New strength.
That faithfulness youāre growing in an area where youāve struggled to be consistent? New strength.
That joy youāre learning to find in knowing Jesus, even when your circumstances havenāt changed? Thatās new strength too! šš½
This revelation challenged me.
Because Isaiah 40:31 doesnāt just talk about renewed strength. It begins with those who WAIT on the Lord.
And maybe thatās because thereās something about waiting that teaches us to depend on Him in ways we wouldnāt otherwise.
Iām learning that waiting isnāt just about getting to the other side of a season. Itās about coming to know the heart of God more deeply while Iām in it.
And sometimes the greatest evidence of His faithfulness isnāt that my circumstances have changed.
Itās that Iām not the same woman I was when the waiting began. š
So hereās my question for us today:
What fruit of the Spirit has God been growing in you during a season of waiting?
Donāt overlook the fruit because youāre still waiting for the answer.
Day 13: Obedience & Waiting | 31 Days of Obedience š§ Listen to The Intentional Woman Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
Yāall, one thing the Lord has been teaching me is that sometimes weāre so focused on what weāre waiting for that we overlook what Heās doing in us while we wait.
We ask God for new strength, but we often expect that strength to come with a change in our circumstances.
A door opening.
A prayer being answered.
A difficult season finally ending.
But what if the new strength is showing up in ways we havenāt even recognized?
That patience youāre developing with people who used to get under your skin? New strength.
That faithfulness youāre growing in an area where youāve struggled to be consistent? New strength.
That joy youāre learning to find in knowing Jesus, even when your circumstances havenāt changed? Thatās new strength too! šš½
This revelation challenged me.
Because Isaiah 40:31 doesnāt just talk about renewed strength. It begins with those who WAIT on the Lord.
And maybe thatās because thereās something about waiting that teaches us to depend on Him in ways we wouldnāt otherwise.
Iām learning that waiting isnāt just about getting to the other side of a season. Itās about coming to know the heart of God more deeply while Iām in it.
And sometimes the greatest evidence of His faithfulness isnāt that my circumstances have changed.
Itās that Iām not the same woman I was when the waiting began. š
So hereās my question for us today:
What fruit of the Spirit has God been growing in you during a season of waiting?
Donāt overlook the fruit because youāre still waiting for the answer.
Day 13: Obedience & Waiting | 31 Days of Obedience š§ Listen to The Intentional Woman Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
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