What If God Answers Wait?

Introduction to the Video: There was a study done at Stanford University called The Marshmallow Test done in 1972. Children age 4 yrs. old were asked to sit in a room with a big chewy, yummy, fluffy, soft and irresistible marshmallow. They were instructed that if they would wait for the psychologist to come back, she will give one more marshmallow if the child will not eat the first marshmallow. See how some of them reacted. Show Video: Youtube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_oy9614HQ WikiLink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment Result of the Study: Kids who did not eat the marshmallow and waited for the psychologist to come back for the second marshmallow performed better in life. They got better grades in elementary and got high scores in SAT (just like NCEE or NSAT in the Phils.) How many of us have experienced waiting. (You can sight example of situations where a person has to wait, like doctors appointment, wait in line, etc.) How many of us have experienced waiting for God to answer their prayers? Is there anyone here who can say that ALL their prayers are answered by God. When we pray, we know that God answers in three ways: 1. Yes 2. No 3. WAIT Please remember that we are all experiencing that we are WAITING for God to answer us. Sometimes, you may feel, alone or isolated. You feel that you are the only one in that situation. But that is a lie. We are all in that situation. Examples of People Who Waited on God: 1. Abraham and Sarah waited 25 years for their son Isaac. (Expound mo na lang) 2. Noah was given the instruction to build an ark that God will use to save his family and he waited 120 years for this to happen. (Expound mo na lang)

3. Moses saw the Egyptians mistreat the Israelites 40 years when he killed the Egyptian. He was 80 years old when God called him at the burning bush to save his people. (Expound mo na lang) 4. David was maybe 17 years old when Prophet Samuel anointed him as King. Only after 13 years did he become king. (Expound mo na lang) 5. Joseph was 17 years old when he had a dream, but he was already 30 when he became Pharaohs right hand man. (Expound mo na lang)

Test of Waiting: When we are waiting for God to answer our prayers, we are tested in different areas of our lives. Kamusta naman po ang ugali nating habang tayo ay naghihintay. Kamusta po an gating: 1. Patience? Ps. 37:7 2. Obedience? Ps. 37:334 3. Hope? Ps. 33:20 4. Joy/Gladness? Ps33:21 5. Eagerness? Rom. 8:19 6. Singleminded? 7. Desiring Him Is. 26:89 -maybe God is asking us to look at the Giver and not the gift -maybe God is asking us to look at the blessor and not the blessing -maybe God is asking us to look at His Face and not His hand -we are all born in this world so that God can call us to Himself, he is our reward Gods Promise in Waiting 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
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or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said

to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christs power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christs sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I 2 Cor. 12:9-10 New International Version (1984) But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. New Living Translation (2007) Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

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That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. English Standard Version (2001) But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Song: Complete Here I am O God I bring this sacrifice My open Heart I offer up my life .And I will be complete in you