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Waiting on God in Prayer

In Leviticus chapter 8 we are given description of the process of ordination for the office of priest for Aaron and his sons. The process involves washing of their bodies, being cloth in beautiful priestly cloths, sprinkled with blood and oil and at the end God gives the following command: “Do not leave the entrance of the tabernacle for seven days…remember you must stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days…” Leviticus 8:33-35

As we’ve been involved in prayer ministry the last 7 years we have come to a realization that God is much more interested in what He wants to do in us, transforming us into the image of His Son than what He can do through us. Part of that process of transformation, developing and growing in passion for God involves the process of WAITING.

Waiting is never easy, is not fun, if feels contra-productive, it goes against everything that our mind and body tells us but here are our few thoughts on waiting before God:
  • waiting kills the flesh but revives the spirit;
  • waiting takes away the pride and installs humility;
  • waiting makes us weak in the flesh but strong in the spirit;
  • waiting takes away our earthly wisdom and reveals the wisdom of God; 
  • waiting reveals our own faults and shortcomings by revealing the beauty and the holiness of God;
  • waiting brings reward;
  • waiting reveals God as our portion and all the we really need;
Waiting is Learning:
  • through waiting we learn obedience;
  • through waiting we learn to walk worthy of the Lord and His calling;
  • through waiting we learn to trust God; 
In that place of waiting as we come together we experience:
  • deeper intimacy with God as He draws us near to Him;
  • transformation of our hearts and minds;
  • unity as community of God’s holy people;
  • renewed faith;
  • God’s blessings being poured out on us;

Waiting on God in prayer gives us inheritance in the people and the places that we pray for!

Many times when we come together to worship and pray we desire that those times will be passionate, filled with shouts and fire etc…and even though that is good and we need that I can’t help but think that many times our worship and our prayers are all about being broken and vulnerable as we wait on the Lord. 



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