Good things take time but no one truly enjoys waiting. The time is 8:24pm on 12/10/19. I have a final exam I should be studying for, unsurprisingly, the Spirit had different plans. With my flashcards staring at me; waiting to be memorized, I heard “PRAY”. I was somewhat confused because I spent my afternoon praying and later fell asleep when I should have been studying so I did not want to get lost in prayer again and not study.
I reached for my Bible and began praying. Then I heard “why have you stopped praying about … issue?”. I froze. I did not have an answer. Could it be that I had lost faith? Oh no. Prayed enough about the issue and got tired of waiting? Forgot that the issue still existed? Did I think God had run out of time to fix the issue? With a thousand questions running through my mind per millisecond, I had no words. This is an issue I have been praying about for almost 3years. Why stop now? Did I really give up? Why is God taking so long to fix it anyway? What is most difficult for me to wrap my mind around is knowing that God CAN do what I have been praying for and even do exceedingly, abundantly and above my prayer requests but why the long wait? How much longer did I have to persist in faith?
The Parable of the Persistent Widow is found in Luke 18. The first verse reads ‘One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should ALWAYS pray and NEVER give up’. Always and never are antonyms. We are to engage in one but not the other. The parable goes on about a widow who persistently sought for justice from an unjust judge. Tired of ignoring the widow for a while, the judge said to himself “I don’t fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I am going to see she that she gets justice because she is wearing me out with her CONSTANT requests!” Then Jesus brings our attention to how an unjust judge can render a just decision due to the widows persistence, then asks ‘so don’t you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you He will grant them justice quickly! But when He returns, how many will He find on earth who have FAITH?’ 8 verses into the scripture and I felt peace in my heart. My faith may have dwindled but here was all the encouragement I needed. If only I would be still, pray and persist in faith, though the wait may seem long, He will grant me justice QUICKLY!
Waiting is no fun but it helps build our faith; confidence in God. I am posting this in faith that I will soon write a testimony about this same issue because He makes all things beautiful in His time. No matter what you may be waiting on God for, remember to always pray and never give up. He knows best and will grant you justice quickly! Stay blessed fam ❤️
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