LEARNING TO WAIT ON GOD

SELF DISCOVERY FOR GROWTH AND PROSPERITY

April 20, 2023

CROSSING THE BRIDGE OF TROUBLED WATERS

April 23, 2023

21st APRIL 2023

And the LORD answered me, and said, write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end, it shall speak, and not lie; though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold his soul which is lifted is not upright in him, but the just shall live by his faith” – Habakkuk 2:1-4.

This topic has become extremely important again to help us on our spiritual journey on earth. To wait on God for the fulfillment of His word or a vision is to have faith in the fulfillment of God’s word and promise. We start to exercise faith Only if we know God’s word for us, and we are also walking in obedience to His will.

That also means that you must hear from God before waiting on Him. Peter would not think of stepping out of the boat by faith and going to meet Jesus — not until he heard that clear word from Jesus – Come! We exercise faith ONLY when we are assured that we are walking in obedience to God’s will and command.

That is because “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom 10:17). Now I ask; what are you waiting on God for? Has God given a word or a vision for you? God’s word today says: ONE – if God says it, then He would do it – But you still have to receive God’s word or promise by faith. If Abraham did not have faith in God’s promise, he would not have received all the blessings of God. The same applies to Peter; when he lost faith mid-sea, he started to sink. TWO- If God has not said it, then, He wouldn’t do it; it does not matter how long you wait. When we pray, we must listen carefully to receive His word for us. What direction does God want us to go to actualize our prayers? Listen to Him and get yourself ready and positioned to receive from Him now.

PRAYERS

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I receive your word for me today. Lord, I declare I am well positioned to receive the manifestation of your word for me, and the gate of hell shall not prevail against me. Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit, I am empowered to wait on you with patience and humility, for I know your word shall come to pass in my life. AMEN.

FURTHER READING: 1 John 5:14-15

FURTHER READING: Deuteronomy 24:15; Amos 5:8; Matthew 17:2

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.