I was thinking about how it’s almost been a year since I took the plunge and got my website up and running. To be more precise, it was around this time that I began to do my sincere research. Looking for platforms, deciding how much to invest financially as a start up, since I don’t have a following. That actually caused me some delays in getting started. I kept telling myself there was plenty of time because it’s not like anyone would be reading it anyway. We sometimes want perfect and the lack of it prevents us from moving forward with a task or an assignment. Why? Because we are still stuck in the planning stage! We try to iron out all the kinks instead of putting the vision into action and fixing bugs along the way.
But this isn’t about the battle of perfectionism. The struggle with perfectionism is an age old battle I’m not going to try to conquer with this post. Instead, I want to talk about time. Time is a battle that I struggle with to this day. Not as a person that runs late. I’m the opposite actually. I need to be on time. Being late is so discombobulating to me. It disrupts my whole day! The time I’m referring to is the time it takes to see a vision, dream, or prayer enter the stage of manifestation. It’s hard and I’m not the only one that deals with that.
It’s even harder as a believer because you want your faith in God to be far louder than that little voice of doubt that keeps wondering if it’s going to happen. In the beginning, it’s super easy to pray and ask God to see a change in your circumstances. Even further, to ask Him to lead you and direct you to make those better choices that will guide you down the path of a dream fulfilled. The struggle that begins to take place is with the passage of time and no change. By that, I mean no visible change. Your situation seems the same. Day one. Week one. Month one. Year one. No result. What do you do?
This is the reality that many people are facing today. Not because they don’t believe. It’s because they do. I admire the people who say their faith has never wavered. (Can I be like them when I grow up?) As someone who does believe and who does love God, it can be a challenge when you feel your prayers have gone unanswered. Over the years, I’ve come to learn that the deceptive tactics the adversary is not opposed to using against us is at times…us. I once shared with someone that it’s actually pretty easy to walk away from others and outside forces that are being negative or hurtful toward you. It’s not so easy to simply walk away when it’s you that’s hurting you.
Think about how long Daniel prayed. Although he learns that his prayer was answer on that first day, it took some time for the answer to arrive to him. The delay was triggered by the spiritual war taking place. Of course the adversary doesn’t want you to know that God is a prayer answering God. That would only increase your faith. In addition to Daniel’s story, I seek scriptures that show me the evidence of being faithful in my ask. Not wavering in that respect. Not deciding God is taking too long and trying to tackle it myself.
So my prayer for today is that whenever you find yourself reading these words, be encouraged. Step out on your faith and continue to allow God to reveal himself in your life. That means that we will trust in God even more today than we did yesterday. Even if we are still waiting for an answer and time seems like it’s coasting by and leaving us behind, remember this. Time itself belongs to God. And since there is no failure in him, he will not let us down.
Stay Sunny!
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