Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1 NIV
In the waiting seasons, our faith and trust in God can be tested. The promises of God, as they wait to be fulfilled, can be brought into question and we can doubt that God plans to fulfill them at all.
One of the easiest ways the enemy can impact our faith is by making us doubt what God says. It is the same pattern he used in the garden of Eden, and he continues it today with us. If the enemy can make us doubt God’s words and promises, we pull away our trust and faith in God and who He says He is.
The Bible says “Faith is confidence in what we hope for, and assurance about what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1). Faith is the stopgap between what God has spoken will be fulfilled, and what we are seeing now. Our faith in God helps keep our spirits filled with hope, trust and assurance even in the waiting seasons. It reminds us that God’s goodness exists, and that His promises will be fulfilled, even if we can’t see the fruit of that right now.
Keep your eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith.
Above everything this world could ever give us, He is the centre and foundation of our existence, and our love for Him will sustain us.
"So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:11 NKJV
God's promises over you and Words He has spoken over you are true. Just because you are in the waiting time between when He spoke them and when they are fulfilled, doesn't make them false or empty. Just as we promise a child that they may have their dessert soon after their dinner, that we will be home soon on a long road trip, we too are children to whom God has promised 'soon'. We must not allow our impatience discolour the sweetness of the promise when it arrives.
Prayer: Father God, I trust in the promises you have given me. I trust in the Words you have spoken over me. Allow me to have self-control and patience in this time of waiting. Allow me to continue to trust in you and have faith in your goodness - you are not making me wait out of spite or because I've done something wrong. You are making me wait because you see and know more than I can understand, and I will trust in the timing you decide.