God promises to strengthen us during the wait. It is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23). Our patience reveals our trust in God's timing (Psalm 37:7 Lamentations 3:25). David developed a strong relationship with God and the character traits he would need for being king during those years. It seems reasonable to assume that David questioned God's timing and methods during those fifteen-plus years, but God had purposes for David in the wait. It took certain tribes an additional seven years to recognize David as king (2 Samuel 5:4–5). Historians estimate that it took about fifteen years from David's anointing as king before he actually became king at age thirty. However, there was a delay from his anointing for the throne to his assuming of it. David was anointed as the future king of Israel by Samuel, the prophet, when he was a youth (1 Samuel 16:1–13). He is accomplishing His divine purposes at every moment, but sometimes they take a while to become apparent to us. As natural as this seems to us, this is not how God operates. In our modern world, we are able to achieve nearly instant gratification and can often get what we want and need at the time that we decide we need or want it. It may be later than our comfort zone prefers, but God does not leave us in the lurch He may simply stretch us and challenge us to rely more fully on Him by trusting His timing. In our natural human impatience, at times it may seem like God is late, but He always provides what we need when we need it. Visit for more inspiring prayer content.God's ways are perfect (Psalm 18:30). Now that you've prayed, are you in need of someone to pray for YOU? Click the button below! To listen to her episode on What to Pray in the Morning for a Worry-Free Day, click below! Each week, she gives you practical, real-life tips on how to grow your faith and relationship with God through the power of prayer. Teach Us to Pray is a FREE prayer podcast hosted by iBelieve writer Christina Patterson. You can connect with Megan at evans, and unhurrymyheart. Check out her new book, “Permission to Walk: A 40-Day Journey to Unhurried Peace” and learn the daily pace of life that Jesus taught as we daily navigate this distracted and fast-paced world. An author and blogger with a heart for discipleship she writes, speaks, and teaches women about enjoying God in each busy day. She and her family live in Tennessee where she serves as the women’s ministry director at her church. Megan Evans is a military wife, and a mother to three wonderful teenagers. It is here we can take our focus off worries and wants and begin to ask God to align our hearts with His will. Yet, when we find ourselves in fear or distress we can call out to God as David did in Psalm 57:2: “ I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.” It is here in God’s love that our faith grows and blooms. It can be scary to face big decisions or take leaps of faith. Praise be to God, we’re never too lost to be found and never too broken to mend. God’s plan is never an oops, but rather help and rescue like the Shepherd who carries home the lost or injured sheep. We are never forgotten nor are we haphazardly led. We don’t always make great choices and sometimes we try to get ahead of God, but as we walk with Jesus, He leads us. He will never abandon us, and this promise is demonstrated by His steadfast love. Psalm 138:8 says the Lord will not forsake the work of His hands. Regardless of how little we understand His intricate picture, we can trust God has a beautiful purpose for our lives. The Bible teaches us that faith is believing and trusting in what we can’t see ( Hebrews 11 ), and this includes God’s plan for our lives. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a flowchart telling us exactly how to plan and prepare? Or quick footnotes to explain how difficulties will turn out for our good and His glory? How convenient that would be! The guesswork of life would be gone, but unfortunately, so would our faith. It can be hard to trust God’s plan when all we can see is our own. Do not forsake the work of your hands.” - Psalm 138:8 ESV “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
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