Is God Waiting On You?

Jonah 2:1

   1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

Jonah ran from the presence of the Lord. 

   Jonah 1:1-3

     1  1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Areas in which we make God wait on us:

1. For us to get our priorities right. (God, Family, etc)

    God: "seek Me first" DO NOT give God the leftovers! 

2. For us to stop making excuses and placing blame. 

   Do the job God called you to do! 

3. For us to stop trying to make deals with Him. 

4. For us to work out what He's worked in. 

5. For us to love the world as He loves the world. 

6. For circumstances to be perfect. 

7. For us to give Him 100%

8. For us to become enthusiastic in our convictions.

Waiting

Numbers 14:22-24

22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. 

Waiting: to remain inactive; stationary. 

What am I going to do while I'm waiting for God's will and timing for this situation to come together? 

• Commit yourself to the reality that God has a plan for your life

     Preparation, mentoring, timing, 

     • "find joy in the journey, not just in the destination"

• God rewards faithfulness of the faithful

     • Most people fall away during the waiting. 

     • have verb faith! 

• Gods grace is enough 

Salvation Is Here

Psalms 55:22

22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 

1. This is a bold and daring invitation

    • you must cast your burden on God in FAITH. 

    • there is no LIMIT on how many times you can cast. 

    • there are no SIZE RESTRICTION 

2. There is no one like our God. 

    • You have to acknowledge God for who HE is. 

    • worship God 

    • surrender to God

3. There is a tremendous ACCOMPLISHMENT that God does for us. 

    • God does this with His presence

    • God will surprise us

    • God longs to do this for us

Knowing God

Knowing God

Philippians 3:10

10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 

1. Those who know God have great ENERGY for God!

    Daniel 11:32

    32 ...the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do[ exploits]. 

2. Those who know God have great THOUGHTS of God. 

    Daniel 4:26

    26 ....thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule. 

    Daniel 9:

    Vs 4: great and awesome

    Vs 7 merciful and forgiving

    Vs 9: righteous 

3. Those who know God show great BOLDNESS for God. 

    Daniel 3:18

    18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 

4. Those who know God have great contentment with God. 

    Daniel 1:8

    8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

How To Deepen Your Friendship With Go

How To Deepen Your Friendship With God

James 2:23

23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 

1. Abraham had his priorities in the right position. 

    Genesis 13:8-11

8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we[ be] brethren. 9[ Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if[ thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if[ thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left. 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it[ was] well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah,[ even] as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. 

2. Abraham and God knew how to talk to each other and they talked to each other all the time. 

    Genesis 18:22-23

22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. 23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 

3. God found in Abraham the quality of faithful obedience. 

    Genesis 12:1

1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 

    Genesis 12:4

4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram[ was] seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.