"Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."
1 Corinthians 15:58
So we're sitting quietly... we're praying without speaking... we're thinking about bills to pay... we're reminding ourselves that we're supposed to be thinking of nothing... and it's still too quiet. So what do we do? Do we sit and just waste away waiting for the answer or unction to overcome us and take us up to our feet and into action? No.
Prayer has been accurately described to me as being (metaphorically) a muscle. For its greatest use, it must be strengthened and exercised. It is possible that one can sit and wait for many, many hours, days and months and even years or more before getting that answer. But that does not mean that the task is any less important or deserves any less attention. It just means that it is not yet time for you to know the answer.
And in the mean time, we do just as the song suggests. "I will serve You while I'm waiting, I will worship while I'm waiting." We must continue in our service and our worship, and not let the anxious flesh take over and assume that we have been ignored... blessed one, you are never ignored by the Father, and He keeps your prayers in His presence as a precious possession. However, the answer comes in His time, not ours, and that is something that we have to simply accept. We have to accept it.
Look today at your service and worship as you wait for answers to prayers or leading for whatever it is you are waiting on. Ask yourself if you are standing still and awaiting an answer, or praying and serving and worshipping right through the silence, so that God will see you faithful and steadfast... immovable... always ready to do His will and the works He has laid before you. I promise, as you go about this today, you will bring honor and glory to the Lord!
God bless you all!!!
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