| | “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.”
~ Proverbs 13:12 NLT |
| I was always taught that frustration is the difference between reality and your expectations.
When what you expect does not match your reality it sets the table for frustration to take a seat in your life.
As I grow in Christ I realize that there are no expectations without hope. Hope births expectations the moment faith is released.
It is God that reveals to you what to be hopeful for. He shows you snapshots of what your life will be like once you have obtained His promise for you.
Once you see it, by faith you believe it to be true. As you release that faith your expectation of it to come to pass is activated.
When that expectation does not match reality, for a time, your flesh will start to get frustrated. Your spirit man may start getting weary.
Hope deferred starts to take its toll on you.
Today I’m here to encourage you that though it has not come to pass yet…it’s on its way. Just stay the course.
Keep pushing and keep trusting in God. Let Him continue to stretch you to new levels of faith. Activate the spirit of release in your life on old habits and ineffective ways of thinking.
Believe in your spirit that God is not a God of denial, but of love and grace. And at the appointed time you will possess the very thing you have hoped for by faith.
The healing of your heart and annihilation of your frustration happens when the promise is obtained.
Never forget…as bad as you want the promise, God wants you to have it even more. He is with you. He is on your side as your #1 advocate.
He will see you through. Just keep trusting.
Lets pray…
“Father I receive your promise in my life right now. I choose to live by faith and not frustration while enduring until the dream is fulfilled. I believe you have not forgot about me Lord. Grant me the patience to step through the process faithfully. That when I do inherit the promise, my heart will sing all praises and glory to you alone. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.”
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