Tired of the wait

Do you ever get tired of waiting on God to answer your prayers? I do.

I get tired of saying the same old prayer day after day, month after month, year after year. Tired of telling God about the same old problems still going on. Tired of hearing myself pray about the same old issues, leading me to wonder if God is as tired of hearing my prayer requests as I am of praying them.

Last week.. in the midst of yet another trial of patience for me... I bowed my head and admitted to God that I was simply tired of praying and waiting.

In a heavy state of emotional exhaustion, I turned to my Bible. I hoped a few verses would jump straight into my heart and give me patience. That day I read about when Isaac's wife Rebekah gave birth to twin sons. One sentence in particular caught my eye and God used it to speak hope into my soul.

Genesis 25:26 tells us that Isaac was sixty years old when his twins were born; a simple Bible fact, yet profoundly meaningful to me on that specific day.

You see, Isaac had waited patiently for the Lord to provide the perfect wife. He was forty years old when he married Rebekah. That means Isaac waited twenty years for Rebekah to bear children!
He was a man of great patience who waited on God. And eventually his patient faith was rewarded.

In Genesis 25:21 "And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived" He earnestly and strongly prayed about their desires to have kids. He did not half-heartedly ask God for a son, he pleaded! He begged. He poured his heart out.

He trusted that God would provide and continued to pray the same desperate prayer for a son, day after day, month after month, year after year.

Isaac never gave up hope that his Lord could make the impossible, possible. And after twenty years, God gave him a son.

I thought that after waiting 5 years for an engagement ring... I would have a degree of patience... EHHH... NOPE! Now that were in the middle of this house buying process... were in a time crunch... and guess whose impatience bug is rearing its ugly little head... MINE!!! In the middle of my moment last week... James reminded me of something. Its all in Gods plan. There is a purpose in all of this. Every dead end, every disappointing search... each time Im left sitting wondering what is going to happen.... I have to remember.... just like there was a reason in waiting for whats on my hand.. there is a reason why I have to wait on this. And when James finally proposed... it was much better than I could have ever imagined. This is the same way... My God doesnt do anything half way! When he does it... he does it good! So Im going to sit by and pray and do whats needed... and watch to see what God has in store for us! Today, I find comfort in remembering Isaac's patient faith and take hope in believing that God is not tired of hearing our prayers.
Father God, please help me have patience and faith while I wait to hear from You. Help me live in excited anticipation for the day when I will see how You answer my prayers. In Jesus' Name, Amen.