DELAYED, YET DEFINITE!!

"Then He said, "Don't be frightened, Daniel, for your request has been heard in heaven, and was answered the very first day..." Daniel 10:12. My friend DELAY IS NOT DENIAL!! We live in an "instant Society". We have instant Camera, Instant Potato, Instant Credit, Quick food, Quick Service, Plane hop with brief stop, right? Instead of "Pray and Wait": we "pray and work", "Pray and worry", and "Pray and Whine". Abraham waited until he was 100 years old- God told Abraham that he will have a son by Sarah, a "supernatural son" and it was 25 years later before Isaac was born. Moses waited 40 years for his calling- Moses tried to do what he felt like he should do to free his people- but the method and timing was wrong. He was ran out of town and nothing but silence was from God. David was anointed as king at around 17 years of age yet did not come to throne until 13 years later. He was chased like a dog, was hiding in caves, abandoned by family, friends, and even his boss tried to kill him. But do you know what God was doing in their lives? Abraham, God was developing him into a man of faith-NO MATTER WHAT. Moses, God was preparing him to be a leader OF A NATION. David, God was preparing him to be king that could TRUST HIM. During my study, God showed me: 1) God hears our prayers. 2) God acts upon our prayers. 3) Sometimes answer to our prayers are hindered by the adversary. 4) God has promised ultimate victory to us. 5) Waiting is often in our best interest. Bro: When God delays, He always delays for a greater purpose. It is in these times that He is developing us for our destinies. Don't be walking on nails man, He is developing faith of HEROES with in us - if we don't give up!! Y'ALL HEAR ME!

ENVY!

"Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind...Crave pure milk..1Peter 2:1-3. Listen to me my friend, If you are a Christian, you must strip these five things out of your life: malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Do you know when you became a Christian you changed your wardrobe. These five attitudes went out of style when you were born again, do you know that? Envy is jealousy at the success of others or happiness at another's misfortune. It's a poison of soul that turns you into a resentful, angry, grouchy, miserable, critical person. Slander is speaking down about someone. It includes gossip, tale bearing, backbiting, spreading rumors, passing along a bad report, taking cheap shots, using humor to lacerate others, disparaging comments, and unkind words. Slander is the fruit of envy. Man, these rotten attitudes have no place in your Christian life. Envy loves to traffic in gossip, slander, hatred, retaliation, even thievery and murder. Because of Jealousy, King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, plotted to kill Naboth to get his vineyard. Haman was envious of Esther's uncle Mordecai and sought to have killed. King Saul envied David and threw spears at him to kill him. Joseph's brothers envied against him and sold him to slavery. In Matthew Chapter 27:18, we read "For he (that's Pilate) knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him. Bro: This sin dislocates our soul. We take God out of the throne of our life and put our own wants and desires in that place instead. Hey BRO: IF YOU DON'T WANT THE FRUITS OF SIN, STAY OUT OF THE DEVIL'S ORCHARD!! You know I am talking to you. Are you listening???