Genre's Waiting On God

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Preface We live in a society today that is custom made, custom ordered, and disposable; anything you can think of, wish for, or want is readily available at your fingertips, and rushed straight to you, whenever and however you like. Nothing is valued highly anymore, by anyone, and that mentality has crept into our homes, and our churches. Where does that leave a subject such as waiting? It is quickly passed by, or glossed over because, as a popular saying these days go; “Ain’t nobody got time for that”. This subject, even for the author, is a tough one, for it goes against everything in our flesh, and how we have been indoctrinated in this world; you can have what you want, when you want it, and customized to your exact tastes. God doesn’t work that way however, and so the author has decided to go against the flow, and see what the Lord has to say about this …show more content…

If you have failed, get up and give it another go! Waiting on God is rarely addressed today, but if you delve into Scripture, it is evident in just about every single story that God put in His Word. The author is not saying she has the ‘perfect formula’ to give you so you can magically wait on God; but she does have some Scriptural principles that will help you while you wait. 1 Peter 1:12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. It isn’t that we don’t know these things, we just lose sight of them, and the author would like to nudge your heart to remember them and keep them ever before the eyes of your heart. The Scriptures (That is the King James Bible) will predominately be used to make the author’s point, for it is the FINAL AUTHORITY in her life, and without it, she would never have made it “Safe Thus

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