DELAY TODAY IS NOT TOMORROW'S DENIAL : DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED.

The calendar of Man is measured in years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds. Within these times, things get done and happen.

Many of the things we experience in life are given a time frame when we expect them to happen, and when they do, we usually do not realised the significance of their occurrence, life just carried on as normal.

However, I have found out that we tend to cherish life experiences more when they happened at the last minutes of the time frame we had expected them. Our joy then will be greater, our gratitude will be bigger and even our value for what we have received will be higher.

But there are times the enemy will cloud the vision that GOD gives us. He may not be able to read your mind, but he can hear your words. He sees your actions (and reactions) and knows your "hot buttons".

He knows just what buttons to push, and when to push them to get your mind off the vision. He would like nothing better than to steal our dreams. But he can't steal our dreams, unless we let him.

This is why it's so important for us to hold fast our confession of faith. It's so important be diligent in our faith. "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour"

God may seem silent but that doesn’t mean He has walked away. He is actually at work in the background. Like a building going up behind a wall, we can’t always see the progress.

But that doesn’t mean nothing is happening. God’s good plan is being carried out and this set of circumstances is needed to prepare you for those plans.

As Joseph’s life points out, even tragedy and evil can be part of God’s plan for good. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).

Disappointment can open a door for the enemy to slip in and "steal, kill and destroy"
(John 10:10), our hopes and dreams. There is a song entitled "When GOD is Silent", that I truly love. It talks about how when God is silent He is giving us more time to pray.

If you're praying and praying and praying for something and it just hasn't arrived yet, keep praying! PUSH!
“Pray until something happens.”
Then pray some more……!!!!
There are times when we pray to GOD for an answer, and it seems that all hope is gone. There is no need to spend time worrying, just fall down on your needs again and again.

Jesus prayed the same prayer three times in the Garden, the night before He gave His life for us (Matthew 26:44, Luke 22:41-44), and the Lord sent the angels to minister unto Him to give Him the strength He needed to make it to the cross.

If you believe GOD is working all things out to your benefit, you have to believe His timing is part of that. He wouldn't have given His only Son if He wasn't going to keep His promise to us.

A delay is not denial, but a time of preparing you for the promise. It is very hard when we cannot “see” God in action. But that doesn’t mean He isn’t acting on our behalf. I am sure there may have been times while he was in prison that Joseph quietly called out to God for strength. It’s okay to do the same.

But, like Joseph, never give up on God because , whether you see evidence of it or not right now , God will never give up on you. Whenever you feel discouraged or start to wonder if God is still there and cares, you can say this prayer.

People may laugh at your dream. Your dreams may even mock you – that’s when your start second guessing yourself about whether it will happen or not.

Your dreams may even cause you to end up where you least expect and cause your hope to fade. But be steadfast like Joseph. When your dream becomes real for all to see, they will glorify God with you.

Although the promises of God seem far away, I was being gently and repeatedly reminded that because something takes long to happen doesn’t mean that God has denied it. In other words, it’s just a matter of time. Or in the process of time, what I am seeking will become a reality.

We don’t like waiting no matter how strong we are in the Lord. Waiting can be hard. At times we are patient in the process but at other times we wonder in our hearts, “Lord, when?” or “Lord, how much longer must I wait?”

We all have goals, dreams, and visions in life. We pray about them and try to hold fast to them, because with faith in Jesus we know they will come to pass. And, when they do, it is the most wonderful feeling. A dream becoming reality, a prayer answered, and our faith in GOD strengthened even more.

I want to encourage you this day, not to be disappointed at what appears to be a lack of results in prayer. We have no idea what the Lord is doing on our behalf to answer our prayers. We cannot see it, but rest assured His is working it out. What He requires from us is faith to believe that the Word of GOD is true.

Just because you Feel the answer isn't coming, do not let the enemy make you Believe your prayer has been denied. Keep your eyes focused on Jesus, and keep praying in faith, remembering to thank Him and praise Him for all He has done.
Always Remember that GOD Is Ever Faithful!