Spoken For

"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."
Matthew 5:43-45

Loving those who hurt us is hard. For me it isn't necssarily hard when someone is doing something to me but when someone is saying things or doing something that is meant to hurt someone I care about my first reaction is to want to do something about it. You want to react and say something back and it takes all of the strength that God gives me to fight doing that. The Lord says for one vengence is His. Two we are called to love our enemies.

We need to love those who have hurt us. We need in a sense to be the bigger person. When we do that the world around us takes notice because they don't understand. To a good amount of people it would make sense to them for us to fight back and do something about it. But honestly when we do that sometimes it brings on even more trouble at times. That is why vengence is the Lord's. He will take care of those who come against us.

So learn to love your enemies. Learn to love others with all that you are. Forgive them for their shortcomings. Look to Jesus and see that He forgave all of us when He went on the cross and took our sin upon Himself. As He hung their on the cross He cried out "Forgive them Father for they do not know what they are doing." That is the way we need to be. We need to mirror Jesus. Who when being persecuted He said nothing against their accusations.

As long as we are right in God's eyes it really doesn't matter what everyone else is saying. God is with us helping us pull through each and every situation. We are just called to obey and follow His Word and when we do everything will fall into place and God's love will be what is seen.

To say it has been a while would have to be an understatement. It has been a crazy long time since I have last posted on here. Things have gotten pretty busy and I have not had as much time to post on here lately, I also have been lacking some inspiration. I apologize for that and I am going to do my best to start trying to get back on a routine of posting again.

All last week I was away in the Dominican Republic on the Medical Missions Trip with The Chapel through Score International. What amazing and wonderful time that was. To say God moved would have to be an understatement. What God did there was amazing. Our medical team provided medical care to the people of the Dominican. We took three days where we went to different villages to provide that. I have no medical experience whatsoever but I was able to help out in the children's area which I found wonderful. I love kids and I love working with them and teaching them and showing them the love of Christ.

The people of the Dominican are amazing and I have come to learn that despite them living in a third world country they are by far happier then the average American. The Dominican's find joy in Jesus, their family while we Americans try to find happiness in what we have. It was very eye opening. To see the joy that these people just because they had Jesus in their lives was amazing. How many of us here in America live our lives with joy out of the simple fact that we have Jesus? Most of us don't I myself am guilty of that. I place so much at times on what I have that I lose sight of the fact that Jesus is truly all that I need.

I am so happy that I went on that trip and I look forward to going again next year if I can. This definately was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had and I will never ever forget about it.

I am so sorry on how long it has been since I last posted. I have been busy and just haven't had a whole lot of time to post.

Anyways I hope that everyone has an amazing and wonderful Christmas. And remember to keep in mind and perspective why we celebrate Christmas. It isn't about the gifts, the music, the specials that are on or anything like that it is all about Jesus. We celebrate because of the birth of Jesus, God coming down in the flesh so He one day could save the world and take our sins on the cross. That is why we celebrate. Their is nothing wrong with having a good time or giving gifts to others or any of that we just need to keep in mind why we celebrate so we don't lose sight of what it really is about. The most amazing and ultimate gift is Jesus Himself. Nothing else can compare or take His place.

So I probably won't be posting again until after I get back from my trip to the Dominican Republic. Please be praying for me that God uses me how He wants to. I will be there for a week and I am ready to see what God does in me. I know I will come back changed. I cannot wait!!! Till then Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year!!!

"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."
Luke 19:10

This is what Jesus has done in my life and every single person who is a believer in Christ. He sought us out, called us by name into His amazing Kingdom. We are now no longer lost but found. We are saved through this amazing grace that God has blessed us with through His Son Jesus.

Is also what Christ is doing to all those who don't know Him . God loves everyone in this world and wants for none to perish. He wants all to come into His kingdom and accept Christ as their Savior. Unfortunately not all will choose that path but for those who know the truth and are trying to decide now is the time to make that decision. God loves you and He sent His Son to die on a cross for your sins so you can have an eternal life in Heaven. It might not seem important to you but it truly is.

For me being a believer in Christ has totally and completely transformed my life. My life was so messed up and crazy before Christ. I was depressed and trying to find happiness in a guy. Then Christ came into my life and completely and totally transformed me. I now have so much joy and happiness and I have learned to place all that I am into Christ. My life is amazing. It isn't perfect by any means and things aren't always great but because I have Christ everything is worth it and I know I can make it through anything because I have the God of the universe on my side.

So if you are someone who can hear Christ calling out your name, calling you to His Kingdom now is the time to take that final step into eternity. It is well worth it and you will never look back on that decision and wish you had chosen differently.

"But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!"
Romans 5:15

God's grace and mercy are absolutely amazing! The fact that He loves each and everyone of us so unconditionally is amazing. He loves us even after we disgrace Him time and time again. It is amazing that His gift of grace is free and available to anyone no matter where you are.

God loves you no matter wherever you are in life. He loves you even after you have crossed the line a million times or even if you have not made the decision to accept His free gift of grace. God's love for all of us is unconditional and it comes without strings. God doesn't love you because He wants something from you. All God wants is you because He loves you so much and He wants to pour His love into your life.

We are all born into sin because of Adam but we are all saved through Jesus Christ. Put your faith into Christ and allow your life to be transformed and renewed. Christ wants to change your life and nothing you have done is bad enough to keep you from Him. God can take anyone and change them anyone. No one is left behind unless they choose to deny Christ. But Christ wants all of us. Come into His kingdom and experience His amazing grace. Let go of your chains and you will be set free.

"I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind."
Ecclesiastes 1:14

This is such a great verse and it is completely and totally true. While on earth we have this tendency to focus and place all our attention on pointless and meaningless things. We have this idea that the things of this world will bring us joy, happiness, and satisfaction. The thing is that the things of this world can bring those things but generally it only stays for a short period of time.

That is why their are some many failed relationships because people get married and then when they aren't getting what they want they move onto someone better. Their are so many other examples I am just using that one.

That is why it is so important for us to focus and place all of ourselves in Christ. Only in Christ will we ever feel fully satisfied. Only Christ can truly fill that void in our hearts and heal the damage that has been done. It is only in Christ where true joy and happiness can be found. Once we belong to Christ we find our purpose and we are totally complete.

Christ is everything to me. Their are days where I struggle and I know that I am not giving Him my best. But at the end of the day I know that He will always be there. He is never going to leave me or let me go. He is always there and because of Him I have found my place and I have such a joy and happiness. And I am doing all that I can to live for Him the best I can. I am by no means perfect but at then end of the day Christ still loves me and that is something that cannot be found anywhere else. I am choosing to seek after Him because nothing here in this world can give me what Christ can. Chasing after anything else is just like chasing after the wind.

"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."
Luke 11:9-10

I think we all can agree that God is the giver of great and amazing things. He blesses each one of us on a daily basis and He does it so amazingly. He pours His love out into our lives and for me I sometimes cannot believe all that God has done in my life and I cannot wait to see what He is going to do next.

We all are in search of something that we are waiting on God to do in our lives. No matter what area of our lives it may be we are all wanting God to move in some place or another. The thing is although God does know your heart and He knows everything about you if you aren't seeking Him out then how can He move? If you aren't taking the time to spend with God in prayer or by reading His word then how can He do anything for you?

Our relationship with God is not one-sided. It isn't all about God doing this or that and blessing you and you not giving anything in return. We have got to take the time as well to spend time with Him. We need to take the time to put everything else aside and spend those moments with Him. This is something I myself have got to work on. It takes sacrifice from some other things but in the end it will be worth it. We will grow in our walk with God and the answers we may be seeking might be answered.

If you are looking for God to answer you about something your first step should be to go into the Bible. All of lifes questions are in there. He has left nothing unsaid. So check it out and watch your life change.

"But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness."
Romans 8:10

As a believer in Christ we are set aside by God to be set apart from the world. We are called to live our lives differently from the world not doing things the way that they do. Yet at times we feel this need to have to fit in. I know this is true because I get like that at times about stuff. The thing is that when we start living our lives that way a lot of the times it will lead us into sin and to places we do not want to be. We find ourselves falling away from God and losing sight of what we should be focused on.

This happens to the very best of us and anyone who says it doesn't is lying. Because no one is perfect and we all lose sight of where we should be and what we should be doing. The thing is that if we start to become God minded instead of chasing after the world I think we will begin to see our lives change. When we begin to want to live for God everything else around us changes and our thoughts change.

This is how we should be living too as believers. Because the truth of the matter is this...when Jesus is living in us we are no longer ourselves anymore. We now have Christ living in us and we are now living for Him, wanting to please Him. That is the mindset that we have to try and have.

I really need to apologize for the fact that I haven't posted much this month. I have been very busy and have a lot going on right now. I will try to post as often as I can and as I am inspired but I might not be doing it everyday like I have been.

But yes life has been quite busy. I am taking an Evangelism class at the church on Monday nights, then on Tuesday I have Vintage which is awesome, then I have service on Sunday where every other week I am volunteering in the kids ministry King's World, and then now every other Friday I am doing this thing called the Prayer Walk where we go to different places in Buffalo and pray over them. It is really cool. But yes I am keeping quite busy which I like, it means I am out and about doing things and when it is for God it is always a good thing.

Then I've got a little more than a month before I go on my missions trip. I cannot believe how fast it is coming. It seemed so far away at first and now it is coming so fast. It is crazy! I am excited and nervous all at the same time. I know that God is going to do something awesome there and I am looking forward to it.

I have a lot going on in personal life too. God has been blessing me majorly lately and I am so excited with where things are going. God is good and He is good all the time. Everything He does is amazing and I am so blessed by Him everyday. Anyways that is everything and I hope all is well for everyone else.

When any of us are in the midst of trials and tribulations a lot of the time all we can see is the storm that we are in. The storm seems so huge and it seems like we will never come out of it.

The thing is that our storm is only as big as we make it. If we measure our storm up to the glory of God we would see that our God is way bigger than any storm that we are in. In the midst of the storm God is there to help pull us through. We have this tendency to believe that when we are going through trials that God isn't there with us. Nothing could be farther from the truth. God is totally there, He is there holding His hand out to us waiting for us to take a hold of it so He can wrap us up in His arms. God says in His Word that He will never leave us nor forsake us and that is true. Believe me it is true. During all of my trials in this life and especially those that I had faced earlier in this year I could feel God's presence all around me. God was wrapping me up in His arms comforting me and loving me in a time where I felt like I was all alone.

I absolutely love this poem entitled "Footprints in The Sand" it is amazing and it reminds me how much God loves me and how He is always there for me and especially during the storms. Here is the poem.

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?"

The Lord replied,
"The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you."

Now if that poem doesn't make you emotional then I think you just learned something about yourself. Cause for me every time I read that I get pretty choked up. It is just so beautiful and the words are so true. We think at times that we are alone when we are fighting our storms but we aren't. God is always there, God is there to carry us along and to help us get through the storm. God hasn't forgotten about you or anything like that He is with you. Remember God is bigger than your storm, whatever that storm is. Let God in as you are struggling and you will find peace in the midst all of the craziness. Do it and believe me you will not regret it.

"The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts."
Proverbs 18:8

It is something that we see spread all over the tabloids, and those entertainment shows and even in our places of work or schools. Gossip is something that sells. For some reason so many of us have this need to know what is going in everyone's life and then we feel this need to share with tons of people.

The thing is that gossip is such a harmful thing. It is something that I try to stay away from especially as a believer in Christ because He tells us to. I wouldn't want to get involved in it anyways. Any sort of conversation that is done to bring someone else down to make ourselves feel better is completely and totally pointless if you ask me.

Plus why is it any of our business to know what anyone else is doing? Does it really matter is it going to change our lives? Probably not. Instead it could hurt someone else. You wonder why their are so many depressed people and people committing suicide I in my opinion I think that gossip is the source of some of that.

If you are a believe in Christ this is something that you need to be staying away from. If you hear people around you gossiping get away from it. Don't become involved because that isn't glorifying God at all, we need to flee and build people up not become involved in tearing people down to make ourselves feel better. This life isn't about us anyways it is all about living for Christ and bringing Him glory and honor. You never heard Jesus gossip our talk about anyone else and since we are to live like Jesus we need to act like Jesus. Spread words of life.

He became sin, who knew no sin
That we might become His righteousness
He humbled himself and carried the cross

Love so amazing, love so amazing

Jesus Messiah, name above all names
Blessed redeemer, Emmanuel
The rescue for sinners, the ransom from Heaven
Jesus Messiah, Lord of all

His body the bread, his blood the wine
Broken and poured out all for love
The whole earth trembled, and the veil was torn

Love so amazing, love so amazing, yeah

Jesus Messiah, name above all names
Blessed redeemer, Emmanuel
The rescue for sinners, the ransom from Heaven
Jesus Messiah, Lord of all

All I hope is in You, all I hope is in You
All the glory to You, God, the light of the world

Jesus Messiah, name above all names
Blessed redeemer, Emmanuel
The rescue for sinners, the ransom from Heaven
Jesus Messiah, Lord of all

Chris Tomlin - Jesus Messiah

I felt strongly encouraged to post this as the election season comes to an end.

With the outcome I am sure their are many mixed emotions and all of that. But the thing that came to mind for me is this and that is that Jesus is the Lord of all. Yeah Obama might be the new President but no matter who is in that office Jesus is the Lord of All. Nothing is out of His control and nothing surprises Him. It isn't like He was shocked with the results He actually knew about them before they happened.

To me everything that happens in this world happens for a reason and I place everything into God's hands. He is the one who is in control and He has a reason and a plan for everything. We do not need to be concerned, worried, or mad because God is in control. He always has been and He always will be.

None of us know the reason for why things happen the way they do but what we do know is this...we can trust God. We can always trust God and put all of our hope in Him. Jesus is the Lord of All and nothing can change that, not even the new President no matter what your opinion of him might be

I have to apologize for not posting in a week. I have had a lot going on personally in my life and during this past week it took a hit at me. I try not to let things like that keep me from doing work for the Lord but I just had a lot going on and I had to take a step back just for the last week to reflect on my own walk with God, seeking Him out and all that.

You know the thing I have seen over the past week is this. That in the midst of the craziness of this world where it seems like everything is going wrong God can do some pretty amazing things. I have witnessed that majorly in the past week. The cool thing is that during the midst of all that God has brought so much joy and happiness into my life. He has blessed me immensley and it can be so overwhelming at times. But it is just so amazing. God is good and He is good all of the time.

Last Tuesday we had this amazing event at our church through the Vintage group called Cultural Cafe where God worked a miracle there. Normally Vintage brings in about 500 college-age young adults. Last Tuesday we had more than 1000 people there. That is amazing and so out of this world!! Lives were changed and transformed through Christ that night and that is always such an amazing thing to see.

Then on Friday I went to the CreationFest Tour which was absolutely amazing. I got to see some amazing bands like Esterlyn, Fireflight (who were amazing!), Thousand Foot Krutch, and Kutless (who were my favorite and my favorite band!). It was such a great time to spend with Christ as well as a great time with some amazing friends!

That is one thing that God has blessed me with so hugely and that is amazing friends who are amazing! I don't know where I would be without some of them. I mean I know that I have Christ but it is also great to have people around you care about you for you and believe what you do.

So realize that in the midst of what is going on never forget to look for the great things that are around you. God works in amazing ways during the crazy and hard moments in life we just need to make ourselves open to them

Where are the people that accused me?
The ones who beat me down and bruised me
They hide just out of sight
Can't face me in the light
They'll return but I'll be stronger

God, I want to dream again
Take me where I've never been
I want to go there
This time I'm not scared
Now I am unbreakable, it's unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me

Sometimes it's hard to just keep going
But faith is moving without knowing
Can I trust what I can't see
To reach my destiny
I want to take control but I know better

Forget the fear it's just a crutch
That tries to hold you back
And turn your dreams to dust
All you need to do is just trust

Fireflight - Unbreakable

So this song is great and amazing and I just love the truth in the lyrics. This song is speaking into my life pretty strongly right now. We have all gone through things where we have been hurt and broken. Some of our dreams have been shattered and at times it can feel as though nothing is going our way.

But the truth and power in those words above tell us another story. That when God is control than we have nothing to fear or be concerned about. We can trust God with our lives completely and know that He will not let us down or do anything to hurt us. If our lives aren't going the way we want them to maybe it is because we aren't giving ourselves to God completely.

God wants to do amazing things in our lives and He has so many amazing things planned for us (Jeremiah 29:11). They are all good. God has no plans to harm us He never does. Truth be told normally when we are feeling down it is because of ourselves not God. We need to grab a hold of God and His truth. Knowing we can trust Him, giving Him full control of our lives instead of trying to control things ourselves.

In Christ and with God we are unbreakable and we cannot be touched. No matter what people throw at us it cannot touch the Child of God because like I said we are unbreakable.

I'm waking up
The world is turning
The sun is shining again
I'm holding on
To things I shouldn't
It's time to let them go
I've been on a losing streak
Hit so hard I couldn't speak
But when I hear Your voice it fades away

And I can hear You say
It's a brand new day
The pain goes away
I'm headed for the door
And I'm going home
I'm going home
I'm going home
I'm going home

Your love, it burns
Away my darkness
You guide me when I'm blind
You are the light
That shines inside me
Showing me I'm
So much more
When I've been on a losing streak
Hit so hard I couldn't speak
But when I hear Your voice it fades away

Take me into Your arms
My home lies within Your heart

Fireflight - Brand New Day

I love this song. I don't have much to say about it I just wanted to post it. This song has helped me get through some pretty rough stuff lately. It just puts a perspective on things for me. That no matter what happened yesterday that today I am starting off fresh and through it all God is there reminding me of who I am in Him. That no matter what I am going through that the arms of God are always wide open waiting for me to walk into them.

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
Psalm 73:26

We can all agree to the fact that life can be totally crazy and overwhelming at times. At some points we can have so much rushing towards and we can become so stressed and everything. I can attest to that. I have going through that a lot lately. This past weekend I became so overwhelmed on Saturday and I just was feeling horrible. I was crying out to God getting before Him to help me deal with what I was going through.

And God provided in such an amazing and real way. I one went out that night and hung with some amazing people from Vintage who were there to help lift me up. I had almost thought about cancelling because I just looked horrible and I didn't want to bring anyone else down. But I had so much fun that I couldn't keep from smiling. Then as I was driving home I got before God in prayer and by the time I got home He just completely put this amazing peace in my heart and I knew that everything was going to be okay.

That is why I love that verse above. No matter what is coming at us in this life God is always there to help get us through it. God is our strength and when we are becoming overwhelmed and feel ourselves getting stressed we can lean on Him and know that He is going to pull us through. Everything else about us msy fail, but He will not God will never leave and

My world is closing in
On the inside
But I’m not showing it
When all I am is crying out
I hold it in and fake a smile
Still I’m broken
I’m broken
Only one can understand
And only one can hold the hand
Of the broken
Of the broken

When no one else knows how I feel
Your love for me is proven real
When no one else cares where I’ve been
You run to me with outstretched hands
And You hold me in your arms
Again

I need no explanation of why me
I just need confirmation
Only You could understand the emptiness inside my head
I am falling
I am falling
I’m falling down upon my knees
To find the one who gives me peace
I am flying
Lord I am flying

When no one else knows how I feel
Your love for me is proven real
When no one else cares where I’ve been
You run to me with outstretched hands
And You hold me in Your arms
Again

I have come to you in search of faith
Cause I can’t see beyond this place
Oh You are God and I am man
So I’ll leave it in Your hands

Building 429 - No One Else Knows

This song has been speaking so strongly into my life lately. I have been listening to it a lot. The words are just so amazing.

We so often think that when we are hurting that we are all alone. We think that no one can understand what we are going through and we don't let anyone else know either. We go about living our day as we always do forcing a smile as we try to keep ourselves from falling apart. But the truth is that we are not alone, we are never alone for that matter. When we are hurting and we are in pain we have the Almighty God on our side wrapping His arms around us, consoling us telling us that it will all be okay.

How amazing is that? I find that just totally and complete amazing. To know that my God cares about me so much. That no matter what kind of mood I am in whether I am down and feeling broken or if I am happy and joyful God is always there with me. He is there to remind me that He loves me and that He will never leave my side. God spoke in Hebrews 13:5"because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." The key word in their is Never. God says never will I leave you, never will I forsake you. That Word never is pretty amazing and pretty powerful. Whereas people in our lives will sometimes walk away during the hard times because they don't want to deal with it, God will never leave!!! He is always there. He is there through the good and the bad!!

We can have faith and confidence that we can get through any of the hardships that come our way because God is there right by our side pulling us through. He is their to guide us back into His loving arms to tell us that it will be okay. And it will be when we place our faith into God. He will never let us fall. He is there to pick us up and keep us on the path we are meant to be on. God is always there!!! When no one else knows or understands what you are going through remember that God does. He gets it and He understands it. Nothing is too big for God. I read this saying somewhere "Don't tell God how big your problem, tell your problem how big your God is." No truer words were spoken!

"Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart."
2 Timothy 2:22

This is a verse that God has put on my heart and I think it is such a great one. I love the first word in this verse. It says Flee!!! Flee means to run get yourself out of there, have no part of. I think that is a word that we have to say to ourselves too. When we see that we are walking right into temptation we should be telling ourselves to flee. Yes Jesus was tempted and yes we are too. But we aren't supposed to walk our way right into it when we know beforehand that it is going to come. We need to flee.

Instead we are to pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace. If we want to be like Christ we need to truly think like Christ. We need to keep ourselves out of the places where we know that we are going to be tempted. Of course we can't always prevent temptation but when we know by going somewhere or by doing something we are going to be tempted wouldn't it just be better to keep ourselves from doing that. Sure it can be hard and all that. But if we get before God ask Him to help us keep ourselves out of those situations He will give us the wisdom and the knowledge to do that.

So the next time you know that you are heading down a path that is going to tempt you. One that you are fully aware of instead of continuing to walk towards it flee, run, get yourself out of there and instead go before God and seek Him out.

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord

John Waller - While I'm Waiting

We all have that one thing that we are seeking God on. It can be anything. That is why I absolutely love this song. The lyrics and depth of the song is just so amazing too. It is speaking directly into my life right now.

I have been seeking God out on something and it can be so hard at times to just wait. But the thing is that everything happens in God's timing. God knows what He is doing and He knows when exactly He needs to be doing that. Nothing is ever out of God's radar He sees and knows everything and knows exactly when to do certain things in our lives. We always want things immediately but that just isn't the way that God works. Think back in the Old Testament when Hannah was praying for a baby for years and years and then one day God blessed her with Samuel. (1 Samuel) Another one would be Abraham and Sarah who were also waiting on God for a child. God had promised Abraham that He would be the father of many nations. Abraham and his wife were nearing both 100 when Issac was born. (Genesis)

God does know what He is doing and I know how hard it can be to continue waiting and waiting but we need to do that. And as we wait we need to make sure that we are continuing to obey God and His Word as well as serving and worshiping Him faithfully. Those things are all key. We need to stay focused on God during these times because if we don't we truly lose sight of things and sometimes make unwise decisions.

We need to be patient and wait upon the Lord. He knows what He is doing He truly does. We can trust Him with our lives completely.