Chapter 6: Delay is NOT Denial

⁸“For My thoughts are not your thoughts and 

My ways are not your ways,” declares the 

Lord… ¹⁰ As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, 

and do not return to it without watering the earth and 

making it bud and flourish...¹¹ So is My words that goes out 

of My Mouth: it will not return to Me 

empty, but will accomplish what I desire 

and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

(Isaiah 55:8,10-11 NIV)

Don’t be discouraged!  God’s plans for your life are ALWAYS better than your plans (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV).  You have taken a detour in life and now you have to work twice as hard to get back on track.  But don’t give up.  “Those who hope in the Lord will be renewed in strength” (Isaiah 40:31a NIV). God has allowed your circumstance, He has given you a will to make your own choices.  And even though in certain areas of your life you chose not to follow Him, He is not going to condemn you.  He has given you all the tools you need to get back on the right path and He will work out all things for good for those who love Him (Romans 8:28 NIV).  Even the fact that you are reading this right now is part of you knowing the right thing to do to get to where you’re supposed to be.  At this moment, it doesn’t matter how you got to where you are.  What matters is how you’re going to get to where you’re going.

Consider this detour prep time.  Maybe this time is to teach you to manage your money more efficiently for that house or car you want, or to teach you to save your money for all the travelling you want to do or maybe it’s just to teach you patience and commitment so you can learn to be strong when life tries to knock you down.  Maybe God has given you this prep time to make changes within yourself, primarily learning to walk in love, before He sends you a husband because the ‘you’ you are today may not be quite ready to be a wife.  Maybe, just maybe, (I’m actually leaning more towards probably) God is trying to tell you something.  You have made some poor choices, taken some detours and God has brought you to the point you are at today to tell you ‘It’s all good, if you trust in Me to see you through’ (Psalms 37 NIV; Proverbs 3:5 NIV).

The key, however, is to have FULL and COMPLETE trust in Him.  It sounds simple enough but what I have learned (by personal experience) is that if you have issues trusting in men that you can see, chances are you have issues trusting in God who you can’t see.  Saying you trust in Him is one thing but actually trusting in Him is another.  Purpose in your heart to trust in Him, cast your cares on Him and live for Him.  And by doing all of that you will become the best mother you can be, the best wife, sister, cousin and aunt you can be.  But most of all you will become the best ‘you’ you can be.  And that’s all God wants.  Know that your breakthrough is coming (2 Samuel 5:20 NASB). In the meantime, walk in God’s love always, inside and out.

In His Presence Declarations

¨ My Delay is NOT my Denial
¨ This Detour is My Prep Time
¨ I’m Preparing For My BREAKTHROUGH
¨ GOODNESS and MERCY Will Follow Me ALL The Days of My Life (Psalms 23: 6a NKJV)
¨ I WILL Trust in the Lord