Hope Deferred and A Sick Heart
Impatience leaves the heart sick. A sick heart tries to feel better in impatient (lawless) ways. Proverbs 13:12 NKJV — Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. All lawlessness is sin. Impatiently trying to do what only God can do is sin, not help. Impatience does not please God. Hope does. Faith hope and love please God. Every promise God makes is a yes. It will be fulfilled. Patience and faith are required for me to continue abiding in love (obedience) while waiting on Gods timing. Because God is committed to love, He is also committed to free will. Because of this unwavering commitment to our own freedom, the Lord waits! What an amazing God... A Father that waits on His children. A King who has tender patience for His subjects. A Creator who yields His hand to waiting for His creation's readiness to receive all of the blessings that come from it! Our God is so powerful that He can afford humility. Go...