Waiting For The New Year
How long are we prepared to do the daily ordinary things we need to do while we wait for God to bring about the plans He has prepared in advance for us to do?
Anna, a prophetess, was also there in the Temple that day. She was the daughter of Phanuel, of the Jewish tribe of Asher, and was very old, for she had been a widow for eighty-four years following seven years of marriage. She never left the Temple but stayed there night and day, worshiping God by praying and often fasting. She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she also began thanking God and telling everyone in Jerusalem who had been awaiting the coming of the Savior that the Messiah had finally arrived. (Luke 2:36-38 NASB)
We don't know how long you or I need to wait for the fulfillment of God's promises in our lives. What we do know is that God's plans are good, and God's timing is perfect. God truly has a purpose in each event of our lives. God is in control.
“He is the God who made the world. He also made everything in it. From one man he made all the people of the world. Now they live all over the earth. He decided exactly when they should live. And he decided exactly where they should live. God did this so that people would seek him. (Acts 17:24a, 26-27a NIRV)
Prayer: Loving God, as I come to the end of this year and move into the next, I set myself wholeheartedly to do those tasks You have given me to do and will trust You to fulfill Your plan for my future in Your perfect timing. Amen
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