In the Waiting

“Are we there yet?”

Exodus 13:17f-14:4

 "I will rescue. I will bring you out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey

 In the Waiting…

1. REMEMBER; you are GOING

Acts 17:26 (ERV), “[God] made all the different people who live everywhere in the world. He decided exactly when and where they would live.”

TRUTH TO GRAB: God is never ON OUR TIME, but God is ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME.

2. FOCUS; on the GROWING 

See Exodus 13:17b-18a.

2 Corinthians 12:9, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

 TRUTH TO GRAB: God is not nearly as concerned with where we are going as who we will be when we get there.

 James 1:2-4, “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.”

 2 Peter 1:5-8, “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

3. RELENTLESSLY PURSUE; the KNOWING

Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God!”

 TRUTH TO GRAB: You can’t really know God if you are always on the move.

 Isaiah 30:18,“So the Lord must wait for you to come to Him so He can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for His help.”  

Final Thought: When you WAIT on the Lord, your WAITING season is never a WASTED season.