A Hope Worth Waiting For

Romans 8:25 - "But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it]."

It's one thing to believe in God, and another to trust Him enough to wait for His timing. To us, God is very mysterious, for He knows what's to come, and we know nothing of our future. For me, I like everything to be in my control. When things are in my control, I feel comfortable with my life. Giving the control to God is very hard for me at times. When a long amount of time passes, and God hasn't worked yet, I feel like I have to take back over, and fix the situation myself, when God is fully capable of handling things on his own. If we are to give the control to God, He will surprise us with blessings that we believe to be impossible, just like with Abram. 

When Abram was ninety nine, and his wife, Sarah, was ninety, God appeared before Abraham, reminding him of the promise God made to him that he would be a father of many. 

Genesis 17:5- "Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee."

Genesis 17:6- "And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee."

Abraham fell to his face when God spoke these things to him, laughing that God had said that him and his wife would be fruitful, and have a child at the ages of a hundred and ninety. The task seemed impossible, and Abraham had a hard time having faith in God because the idea of having a child was so foreign to him, for him and Sarah had went their whole lives without being able to have children. They had gave up, and accepted that they were meant to have no children. 

Though, God had other plans, giving Abraham and Sarah children, and blessing them beyond belief, even at their old ages. Abraham didn't have the faith that he should have had in God, but God still stood by his promise to make Abraham a father, and it was so. 

God will come through with His promises, whether we believe it or not. God is a being of His word, and He will not back down from what He says. We need to find the faith and patience that God is worthy of receiving because God has such bright futures for each of us, and if we don't wait on God, we will ruin the plans that God has for us. Even though, hope seems lost, it is never lost when we have God on our side. 

Praying For The Wrong Things.

James 4:3- "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts."

So many times in my life, I find myself praying for the wrong things. Things that I know are against God, but yet, I still pray for them out of my own stupidity. No joke, I prayed for the longest time that God would let me marry a famous boy band member. I mean, how crazy I must have been! This specific guy has no relationship with God, he drinks, smokes, curses, and parties. I have no idea why I would want a guy like that in my life, but I thought that he might change if I pray hard enough. Though, the truth is, this boy has to decide to let God change him, and its God's choice whether He wanted me to be with this celebrity or not. 

Praying for the right things is a key determiner in staying on God's path. When we pray for the wrong things, we are asking God to do evil. God is not of evil; He is only goodness, and He is looking out for us. He wants us to be happy, which is why He doesn't let us choose our path for our lives. I mean, just imagine if God would've answered my prayer to be with a boy band member; there is no possible way that I could have kept a good relationship with God while dating someone in so much sin. God knows what is best for us, and He will provide us with whatever that is, but on His time and way. 

Instead of asking God for what we want, we should be praying that God would do what He wants in our life. We have no possible way of knowing what God has in store for us, so maybe it's best to throw our arms up and admit that we have no idea what to pray for. It is better to not pray for specific things, than to pray for the wrong things. God will take care of everything, afterall, He already knows what our future looks like 20 years from now. With God in control of our future, we have nothing to fear, so let Him work; a bright future is ahead.