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The ABCs of God's Love Letter: Wait

1/12/2021

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The ABCs of God's Love Letter: Wait

​Welcome to
​The ABCs of God's Love Letter
25 Weeks. 25 Writers!

​We will use the alphabet as an acrostic and study topics like: Abide, Beloved, Calling, Delight, Endure, Faithful, Garment, Hunger, Increase, Justice, Kindness, Light, Manna, Name, Ordain, Path, Quench, Ransom, Salt, Testify, Upright, Vanity, Wait, Yield, and Zeal.

Every week, we’ll discover a different topic. Each topic is accompanied by five Scripture verses—one for each weekday. The Bible study has a page for each verse. Those spaces will invite you to write the verses out and journal what you’ve learned.

Every time I read God’s Word I learn something new. I also find that Scripture writing really helps me meditate, and as I meditate, God always shows me just what I need for that day—it’s AMAZING!​
I pray you’ll join us and learn new and exciting things too from His Word.
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​This Week We're Looking at Wait

“Wait” is a word I often don’t like to hear. How about you?

If you're asking someone something and they say “hold on, not now,” or “wait,” how do you respond?

When a child is trying to speak to a parent and they are busy and say any of these phrases to that child, more often than not, how would the child respond? They get frustrated, upset, disappointed.

This can be how you and I feel sometimes when God, our Father, tells us to wait. When we call out to Him and ask something of Him, His answer will always be “yes, no,” or “wait.”
“I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1
We may cry out to God and want to know when something will begin or end. For instance, when we'll get that new job or when this illness will end. I am still waiting on healing after 23 years of illness.

​Sometimes the “
wait” response can be the hardest. This is because we don’t know when the "wait" will be over. It could be next week, next year, next decade, or beyond. But as we wait, being guided by the Lord, our trust and hope in Him will be cultivated.
“Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.” Psalm 25:5 
That hope, along with putting our trust in Him, will help guide us in our season of waiting. Sometimes, this is all we can do and all God wants us to do.
“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in His Word, I put my hope.” Psalm 130:5
What does it look like to hope, trust, and wait?

The opposite of how that child waiting on their parent responds.

So...
  • Instead of being frustrated, choose calm and peaceful
  • Instead of upset, choose happiness and joy
  • Instead of disappointment, choose satisfaction and contentment

​Easier said than done, right?
“The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him.”  Lamentations 3:25
Did you see the clue there?

It's “seek.” By seeking Him we can build our hope, trust, and patience and learn to wait on His timing.
“No one who hopes in You will ever be put to shame...” Psalm 25:3a
By seeking the Lord we will not ever be put to shame and our patience, along with Him, will prevail.
Ways to seek the Lord:
  • Prayer
  • Bible Reading
  • Scripture Meditation
  • Worship and Praise
When we wait on Him and do these things, then, in turn, we will know God more. We will become more like Him. Our patience will grow as we seek Him, trust His ways, and claim His promises.

This, sisters, is how we wait!
Lauren

Lauren is a mom of two beautiful kiddos. She recently completed an BA Honors degree in Health and Social Care and is currently studying for a diploma in Psychology and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Lauren became a born again Christian in the early 2000's. She is transparent about her ups and downs with mental health, depression, anxiety, and even self- harm. But God helped her with these and she has learned to refocus from the negative and towards Christ. She practices being mindful of Him (as we all should do), thus the name of her blog--Mindful of Christ.

​The focus of Mindful of Christ is to help others along the journey to improving their mental health and focus on Christ.
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The ABCs of God's Love Letter Bible Study is accompanied by a collection of 25 5 X 5 Scripture Memory Cards. We'll utilize this great tool to help us memorize a Scripture verse once a week that goes with the topic we're studying that week. Hiding God's Word in our heart is so important!
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16 Comments
Barbara Harper link
1/12/2021 09:18:56 am

Waiting is hard, especially these days of instant access to so much. But seeing so many instances of waiting in the Bible helps me. Besides these good thoughts you've shared here, I also think of waiting as a time of actively serving others--like a waiter in a restaurant.

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Patsy Burnette link
1/13/2021 08:07:31 am

It is, Barbara! We're so spoiled with instant this and instant that. I LOVE THIS —> " I also think of waiting as a time of actively serving others..." and God. Great addition, Barbara!

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Tai East link
1/12/2021 10:07:13 am

Truly blessed by Lauren's words today! Thank you for sharing and thank you for hosting as well!

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Patsy Burnette link
1/13/2021 08:08:15 am

Thanks for linking up, Tai! The post was a blessing to me as well.

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Michele Morin link
1/12/2021 10:41:05 am

Thank you Lauren, for this encourage to wait in faith. This is my most difficult spiritual discipline.

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Patsy Burnette link
1/13/2021 08:10:05 am

I truly believe it is, Michele. We are not accustomed to waiting in our current culture. I'm in a season of waiting myself and find it difficult to be patient. But I will! And I will trust Him in this waiting.

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Donna link
1/12/2021 11:33:20 am

Thank you, Lauren, great post! Waiting used to be a "bad" word for me, but I find I grow so much in the waiting. I find I learn to seek God more in the waiting!

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Patsy Burnette link
1/13/2021 08:12:18 am

It is a great post, Donna. I'm so glad Lauren shared with us these wonderful thoughts from her heart! It's true—we grow in the waiting when we seek God in the waiting. <— A great thing to remember!

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Cathy link
1/12/2021 03:41:41 pm

Thanks for the reminder to wait. It can be hard at times. I'm new here and just linked up! Thanks for the opportunity.

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Patsy Burnette link
1/13/2021 08:13:02 am

YEA, Cathy! Welcome and thank you for linking up!!!

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Betty R link
1/12/2021 08:32:12 pm

Waiting is not easy, especially in this era of speed. We are so used to instant everything. But we know that God's plans are the best. Thanks for this encouragement and link up.

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Patsy Burnette link
1/13/2021 08:17:19 am

Betty, His plans are the best. His timing is the best. I've seen it in play in my own life and from experience I can tell you without a doubt, when my plans are thwarted and His take precedence, He gets the glory and praise and it's a beautiful thing!

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Lauren Renee Sparks link
1/13/2021 10:15:55 am

Waiting is hard. And W means we are almost at the end. I hate to see it go.

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Patsy Burnette link
1/13/2021 01:41:21 pm

Waiting is hard, Lauren. It may be the hardest thing we do as Christians. And I am with you—how are we almost at the end of The ABCs of God's Love Letter already? It's too soon. This has been such a blessing to so many!

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Susan Shipe link
1/14/2021 09:09:01 am

I have learned to wait with grace...finally!!!!

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Patsy Burnette link
1/14/2021 04:40:31 pm

It's a difficult thing to do, Susan!

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