Magnificent Prayer #194
Magnificent Prayer #194
I know how thou hast not fainted.
Revelation 2:3
I suppose the more perfectly we live in His Presence the more quickly we shall be aware of Him, and the more clearly we shall hear Him; but I do know that at any time we may be tested by disappointment, and need to ask God to give us persistence. And He will not refuse. He understands. He has told us that He does. And in the end—oh, joy of all joys—we shall hear the Voice we love best in all the world saying to us, even to us, “I know…how thou hast not fainted.”
AMY CARMICHAEL
Pray About It: We have all experienced disappointment in prayer. But should such disappointments discourage us? All they really do is demonstrate that we don’t see the whole picture of our life as God does. We look at the bottom of the tapestry and see the loose threads. God sees the top, where the beauty resides.
In disappointment, don’t faint. Grasp onto God even tighter. Don’t let disappointment rob you of God. Let it drive you to Him.
God is telling you, “You think it’s all over. You see only your circumstances—failure, ruin, no results. So you say, ‘This is the end.’ But I say it is the beginning! I see the reward that I’m about to pour out on you. I have good things in mind for you—wonderful things. So, stop your crying!”
DAVID WILKERSON
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