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Daily Devotional - March 11Every Promise Includes A Waiting Period"I waited patiently for the Lordand he inclined to me, and heard my cry.He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps."Psalm 40:1-2I waited patiently...Patience is one of the most important factors in prayer ...and ...one of the most difficult. Sometimes it seems the Lord is not listening. Does the lack of apparent results suggest that what we are asking isn't God's will? NO. It means God is working something out and it requires time. The answer will come in the right time ... IF you do not lose heart.When the Israelites were in the wilderness, the Lord called Moses to come up the mountain to receive God's Word. Moses told the people to wait for him to return, but he was gone a long time and the people got tired of waiting, so they got into grievous sin. It is amazing how many stories in the Bible required men to wait. God promised Abraham a son through his wife Sarah, but the wait was so long that they took matters into their own hands and Abraham brought forth a son he named Ishmael through Sarah's maid - a sin whose results wreak havoc to this day for Ishmael is the father of the Arabs.Every believer will be in the position of having to wait after a promise is given. But when the answer comes, it will be greater than what he asked for."Now to him who is able to doEXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLYABOVE ALL THAT WE ASK OR THINK..."Ephesians 3:20The time may seem long, but the answer will come and will be greater than you ever expected. Wait for it!From:Along Emaus Roadhttp://alongemausrd.blogspot.com/