My face has looked like defeat, of late. I really thought big moves of God were going to happen: breakthrough would come, my kids would act nicer to each other, I’d see God open up doors that had never been open before — yet, it’s been much of the same.
In fact, things seem to be moving — s. l. o. w.
Are you in similar shoes? Maybe you’ve prayed and prayed. . . sought God and sought God. . . asked and asked. . . .waited and waited. . .
. . . well, keep doing it and don’t give up. The Lord is not done with you yet. He’s not done with me either. And, if I’ve learned anything through scripture, it is this: He finishes what He starts. He also is no minder of our timelines.
Be it David becoming a King, Jesus getting resurrected or Lazarus getting raised, God is okay waiting days.
What do we do in the meantime?
We set our face like stone.
“Because the Sovereign Lord helps me,
I will not be disgraced.
Therefore, I have set my face like a stone,
determined to do his will.
And I know that I will not be put to shame.” (Is. 50:7)
Stone-faced, we set our eyes on Jesus. We determine to only look at Him. We know that we will not be disgraced. We resolve to do His will. We determine to see forth His cause.
We will not give up. We do not back down. We know that we will NOT be put to shame. We keep going.
In some translations, setting our face “like stone” is written as we set our face “like flint.” I want us to realize that our face, set on God, has the ability to start a fire. It has the ability to light things up in our lives and in the lives of others. Do not discount a face — intent on God.
Be like a warrior. Keep working, listening, loving, helping and looking to God — for your God never fails. Ever. You can trust in that.
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Praying for you as you wait for the moves of God. Know you are not alone (we are all there to some degree.)
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I always associate this verse with Elisabeth Elliot–it may have been her life verse??
It’s such a proclamation of faith in God and determination all in one!
Thank you for the beautiful encouragement! I love that verse from Isaiah. This post was just what I needed this morning!
“Be it David becoming a King, Jesus getting resurrected or Lazarus getting raised, God is okay waiting days.”. I was looking for the tweet button. Girl, this is powerful. I appreciate the post. Often, I forget to set my face like flint. I need the constant reminder. Even when God seems s-l-o-w.
This is encouragement I needed today. Thank you. laurensparks.net
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I’ve been in that waiting period for many years. My weary soul needed to hear this message. Thank you so much. God bless you.