A WORD FROM THE PASTOR

"For the vision is yet for an appointed time;  But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.  Though it tarries, wait for it;  Because it will surely come, It will not tarry."  Habakkuk 2:3 NKJV

Do you ever struggle with patience?  Specifically with patiently trusting in God to work things out in time, in His time, not according to our time?  Is this a struggle in your own heart and life?  If so, may the words of Habakkuk chapter two, verse three encourage you, because in it God reminds us if what we are praying for or believing for seems slow, wait.  Habakkuk was assured that the answer will surely come, it will not delay.  The fact that God says in His word, "If it seems slow," clearly communicates that there are times when things will seem slow in our lives.  We may find ourselves wondering, why is this continuing?  Why is this still happening?  If it seems slow, God says, "Wait for it."  HABAKKUK 2:3 REMINDS US GOD'S COMMANDMENT TO WAIT.  And as we wait, we pray:  God, we ask You to help us to wait, rest trustfully in You, and not be anxious.  God, deliver us from worry.  We pray that You would help us not to be anxious about anything, but in all these things with thanksgiving to present our requests to You, to cry out to You with what we long to see You do.  And as we trust in You and rest in You, we pray that Your peace that passes all understanding would guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. AMEN.

Adapted from:  https://radical.net/podcasts/pray-the-word/patiently-trusting-god-habakkuk-23/