Worth The Wait

By Naomi Hafford-Smith

If you know and believe with all assurance you are going to obtain your desire, why would you become impatient or refuse to wait? You were designed to become a kingdom-minded warrior through your wilderness experiences. The preparation has been a prerequisite for receiving what you have long awaited for. The stage of waiting effectively is the m

• Language: English
• Publisher: TOPLINK PUBLISHING, LLC
• Release date: Mar 5, 2018
• ISBN: 9781948779340

Naomi Hafford-Smith

Naomi Hafford-Smith was born ninth of twelve children in Kirbyville, Texas, in 1975 to Supt. Morris and Missionary Mary B. Hafford. Currently she resides in Jasper, Texas, as a loving, committed mother to four beautiful, talented children. Besides being owner and operator of her own salon since 1997, Naomi is a writer, poet, mentor, teacher, and volunteer at local churches, schools, nursing homes, and prisons. She is also a licensed Evangelist Missionary who is faithful in praise and worship while following God's lead and ministering the Word of God.

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Worth The Wait

Naomi Hafford-Smith

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Dedicated to ALL

who are WAITING

on PROMISES of the Lord

to be REVEALED

Contents

Chapter 1 Are You Willing to Wait?

Chapter 2 Strength Emerges

Chapter 3 Character Forms

Chapter 4 Habits Cease

Chapter 5 Motive Change

Chapter 6 Written Visual

Chapter 7 Spoken Vow

Chapter 8 Active Plan

Chapter 9 Time for Action

Chapter 10 Courage to Continue

Chapter 11 Prophecy Revealed

Chapter 12 Promise Fulfilled

Chapter 13 The Wait is Over

Chapter 14 Worth the Wait

Chapter 15 Patience Rewarded

Acknowledgements

FIRST and FOREMOST, I am ETERNALLY GRATEFUL and HONORED that God has chosen me as an instrument of wisdom, experience, boldness, and courage. I praise Him and bless His Holy Name for the gift of faith, knowledge, understanding, and favor. I worship Him for longsuffering, patience, and endurance to birth, carry, and deliver this mighty assignment, WORTH THE WAIT.

I am THANKFUL for all those who played a special role in nurturing me spiritually during this process. I am THANKFUL for the words, prophecies, encouragements, prayers, and questionings about the next release that motivated me to keep working; despite the trials and obstacles I had to endure.

I am THANKFUL for all my previous supporters of A WOMAN’S WORTH. I pray this book ministers in the magnitude of new life and abundant peace that only the Holy Ghost can make deposits of faith and stir you to become pregnant with potential and birth miracles of HOPE.

I am THANKFUL FOR My Parents, Supt. Morris Hafford and Missionary Mary B. Hafford who raised me according to holiness and taught me the principles of being faithful to God, having faith in His word, developing a relationship with God through salvation, and being a perfect example of LOVE, UNITY, AND FAITHFULNESS.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY BROTHER ISSAC FOR BEING INSPIRATIONAL, MY SPIRITUAL ADVISOR, MY EDITOR, MY PRAYER PARTNER, COVER DESIGN, AND SO MUCH MORE. I forever will be grateful for the spiritual bond God has blessed you and I to have. Your prayers, insight, wisdom, teachings, and instruction has governed, shaped, and developed me during this process.

THANKFUL FOR MY CHILDREN: Estiny, Lawrence, Nolan, and Chance. You daily inspire and motivate me to seek God so that I can be equipped in teaching you and making the right choices and proper investment into your spiritual development.

Last but not least, words of prophecy from these individuals gave me assurance during this faith walk, that God indeed anointed me to birth these inspiring words. THANK YOU, Pastor H.V. Spikes, Lionell Diamond, Jimmie Davis, Celia Hadnot, Margie Stelly, Vanessa Williams, Clarence Shackleford, Rita Polk and Bobby Ray Kyle.

A SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL THANK YOU AND PRAYER FOR MY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, MARY BUGGS. THANKS FOR YOUR AVAILABILITY, TIME, TALENT, GIFTS OF LAPTOP, SERVICE, HELP, AID, LAST MINUTE ANSWERED QUESTIONS, AND SO MUCH MORE. THANK YOU TO THE FULLEST CAPACITY. YOUR LABOR AND INVESTMENT IN ME WILL NOT GO UNREWARDED!!!!!

I pray for all those who purchase this book, help promote this book, and who are praying and interceding for the advancement of God’s blessing, favor, and anointing in the field of ministry God has appointed to me. I pray for all who are divinely connected to me to spiritually impart, impact, provide, and instruct according to God’s Holy will. I pray as well for those who offer prayers for my children and me spiritual covering, growth, and protection. I am appreciative for all my Spiritual friends, previous and current sponsors, investors, prayer warriors, encouragers, and prophetic intercessors. SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO ALL OTHERS WHO AREN’T SPECIFICALLY NAMED OR INDIVIDUALLY LISTED, In whatever way you have helped me, I SAY THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOU RICHLY!!

Introduction

Waiting can be a chore for someone who is impatient or anxious to either receive a gift or demonstrate a service of gratitude. To have been shared a great prophecy of good news and then challenged to wait on it to mature, can cause great anxiety to anyone. However, the reward far outweighs the length of time invested in achieving what’s been promised. In my book, Worth the Wait, I will encourage readers to value their wait time and prepare for the much needed, sought after, acquired promise. So many times we have in view the receipt and overlook the purchase. To acquire first, demands a sought out plan on how to achieve what’s in view. With proper sought out reason, a good investment will always be worthwhile. The time rendered can become a breathtaking adventure to gather the desired target. We have often heard, Anything worth having is worth waiting for. But how many people actually know how to wait? God initially spoke to me that being without doesn’t necessarily mean one is waiting. To wait is patiently being in pursuit, while allowing God to bring it to pass. We must learn how to stand on His word, and allow faith to grasp our minute minds so we can boldly speak and hope for change to come. Embracing this principle is rearranging our natural point of view into a spiritual realm of perception. Transformation in the mind is essential to healing of the soul. We must be taught to alter our thinking from the natural aspects to a spiritual understanding, with a renewed mind. Believers must understand the strength that derives from having patience to wait on the promises of God to be fulfilled. Having confidence in His word, strengthens our heart to hope with anticipation and wait assuredly knowing the promises are sure. To help you better understand the process and importance of waiting, I would like to share an itemized sequence of detailed instructions that will enable the believer in you to focus on obedience to God’s word daily. The first step is to be willing. To obtain one must be able to endure and ready to fight for what you perhaps might not see possible of coming to pass. As believers, having hope triggers the heart to pump faith into the soul which feeds the vision. God’s children must exhibit faith in Him by allowing the trials to position them to give birth to their promise. A word of encouragement, ‘Don’t abort the promise.’ For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Habakkuk 2:3) We must learn to live our lives to the extreme measure of exemplifying faith. Taking the limits off our carnal mentality and releasing our spiritual appetite awakens our God conscience to be activated. Daily we must allow God to orchestrate our paths, impregnating a vision of promise, coupled with patience. Through longsuffering our character is shaped into the jewel that God can find glory. As He look inside us, His image is reflected for all to see. God is willing to give you double for your trouble, but you first must be willing to wait (Willingly Allow Intimate Time). Spiritual growth comes after processing the procedure outlined in my book, and daily application of biblical analysis you have received. Watch God engraft newness of mind, humbleness of heart, and a renewed soul. This concept will make you always mindful that yes, the trials, experiences, lonely nights, trying times, and difficult storms are well worth the wait to having true happiness and joy unspeakable through Jesus Christ our Lord.

It’s not for debate,

You just must learn how to wait.

A prayer is a request,

And God shall do the rest.

Upon your knees when you pray

All you have to say,

Is your heart’s desire

And immediately, you have a hire.

For God begins to work on your behalf,

He is equipped with many already on staff.

Angels of protection, Angels of concern

My son, my daughter all you must do is learn.

Learn to trust Him, obey Him too

His word is O so very true.

One you can stand on and rely,

Don’t take my word, it’s time for you to try

Step out on Faith, He will do the rest,

Come on, it’s time to walk in Victory and Pass the Test.

The test of character, courage, and honesty too

He has done it for me and can do it for you.

So be encouraged and learn how to wait,

He will bring all mountains low and make the crooked paths straight.

Time is nothing for Him, because He lives in Eternity

So don’t limit what is truly meant to be!

Take the limits off, Pick up your Cross,

He died so many souls wouldn’t be lost.

You are a prayer answered so continue to pray more,

For it will be well ‘Worth the Wait’ when we live forevermore!

CHAPTER 1

Are You Willing to Wait?

Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is he weary? There is no searching of His understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint, (Isaiah 40:28- 31).

This scripture serves as the core origin of the contents of this book. I can remember for nearly over a year, I would quote this scripture out loud daily at the beginning of my day. Speaking aloud repetitiously brings the mind in agreement with the heart. The hearing triggers faith to be born. Once the mouth speaks what the heart desires, a connection has been made to bring forth life, create order and cancel chaos.

Salvation enters into the heart of the believer simply by first believing. Secondly, by confessing with your mouth the Lord Jesus was raised from the dead. (Romans 10:8-10) The foundation for building great communication and feedback should alert and prepare all involved, the course the relationship will take. Speaking and declaring is giving life to what originates in the mind. This process will cause the spoken word to take root in the heart, springing forth fruit into the life of a believer.

Our thoughts are not His thoughts, neither is His ways our ways. (Isaiah 55:8) However, our mind becomes systematically aligned to believing the promises of God by outwardly confessing what is written in the word of God. Whenever a believer speaks what they have read, they immediately become a candidate for a miracle. When the word reside in our hearts and proceed from our mouth, it does a work inside of us that God takes notice of.

We have the authority to call those things that be not as though they were. (Romans 4:17) God has given us a great promise. We must obtain the power to manifest the promise He desires to release. Speaking the word of God activates faith to demonstrate what’s been spoken. Faith in practice isn’t based on sight, but belief.