1 Samuel 13:8-10
He (Saul) waited for seven days, the time appointed by Samuel, But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, the people were scattering from him. So Saul said " Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings" and he offered the burnt offering. As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold Samuel came. And Saul went out to meet him and greet him.
Sometimes we get impatient and take matters into our own hands instead of waiting on the Lord.
When we pray for something and it seems like God is taking longer than we think he should or longer than we want, we start to help him answer the prayers by relying on other means or we go to our B plan for the avid planners.
This is not the way God wants us to act. ! Samuel 13:11 a Samuel said " what have you done?" ....in verse 13 Samuel tells him he had done foolishly.... the Lord would have established his kingdom over Israel forever but since he did not obey the Lord, his kingdom would not continue.
We deprive ourselves off of blessings when we don't wait on the Lord.
Psalm 27:14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
My Prayer today for you and me is that the Lord Almighty may give us strength & courage to wait patiently on him
