Pentz Personals

"Good things come to those who wait." *

What do you think of when someone says wait?

Maybe long lines at the grocery store?

....stuffy waiting rooms at the doctors offices?

Maybe it brings to mind more serious concerns like test results?

Or delayed dreams like a husband or children?

Are you waiting for short hair to grow long?

Or a financial payoff for work already done?

Are you waiting for salvation of a loved one?

Whatever it is, silly or serious, waiting is never fun....even at amusement parks!

What are you waiting for right now?

I know a bit about waiting. I have waited. I should be really good at it by now, but I am not. I waited 6 years for my husband, I waited 20 years for a dream and continue to wait for the completion of that dream, I am still waiting for relationships to be fully reconciled.

Maybe more important than what you and I are waiting for is; What you and I are doing while we wait?

Jeremiah 29: 11-13 says:¹¹For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ¹²Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. ¹³You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

God has an amazing plan for me. God has an amazing plan for you. He wants to give us good things; prosperity, hope and a future.

I tell my kids that if they want to know what they are to do with their lives they have to "stay friends with Jesus". A bit elementary (they are 9 and 6.5) but isn't that TRUE? How will we know what God's will for our life is if we do not seek Him, the "PLANNER" of our lives.

There are promises found in this verse "call on me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you." "....seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."

We are all waiting on something, but are we seeking Christ and His will in our lives while we wait?

Join me as we commit to spend our time waiting in prayer.....

Dear Lord,

I hate waiting. I ask that during this time of waiting that I would seek you and your will in my life and in this situation. I pray that you would make me more like YOU! Please give me strength as I wait....knowing you have the answers to my questions, the results to my tests, and you hold my loved ones and my future in the palm of your hands. I thank you that you know me and that you desire the best for me, that you love me, and that you patiently wait for me to come, pray and seek you. I thank you that you are a good God that wants to give good things to me, your child. I thank you for your great love that led you to die on the cross in order to give me salvation and a future with you in heaven. I love you Jesus.

Meditate on this verse:

Psalm 27: 13b -14