Hope. Wait on it!

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.~Hebrews 11:1

The last couple of weeks I have been using the harvest analogy to reiterate the need for patience and trust.  God tells us in His Word that we will reap what we sow (Galatians 6:7).  Yet, we too often have the mindset that the seed we plant today will show up tomorrow.  Sometimes we think our seeds are like magic beans and the tree will show up then and there.  But to reap a harvest requires patience and faith.  

We plant the seeds of hope.  Hope for a breakthrough on our jobs. Hope for healing. Hope for comfort and release from pain and stress.  Hope for recovery and reconciliation.  Hope for obedience.  Hope that the rebellious nature of our children in our schools and homes will be broken. Hope for unity and love.

  However to plant that seed, the ground must be broken up. We must surrender our will to His.  We must be open to the process of the turning over of the soil.  It needs to be filled with His grace and mercy.  It must be fertilized with His Word and love.  The seed must be planted deep in our hearts so that it can take root and not be choked by the cares of this world.

The seed is planted. Now we must wait. Wait on His timing.  He knows just the right time to allow the shoot to spring forth from the ground.  He knows that sometimes the seeds needs more sunlight (His light )to grow.  So we wait with expectation knowing that it will happen.  A crop is coming!  It will be larger than what we could ever imagine.  We don’t see it with the physical eye yet, but it’s there.  We will see the manifestation of His glory and the miracle of answered prayer.  But we must do so by faith.  Trusting in what we know to be true in our hearts.  Trusting in the promises of God; led by Him rather than our emotions.

Waiting is hard because we have conditioned ourselves to thinking that now is best.  We think our timing is best.  We question because we don’t see it.  But we can transform our thinking.  We can press into God.  Lay our heads on His shoulder and trust that our Father has us.  He cares for us.  He wants us to have good things.  

Father teach us to walk by faith.  Let us live a life of expectation.  We may not see our crops yet, but I believe they are coming.  Let us not loose hope.  In Jesus name. Amen