How Long Must I Wait?

By Phoebe Mwaniki

Do you feel  you have been in God's waiting bay far too long? How long must I wait seems to be your daily prayer presently? How long must I wait till I get my spouse, how long must I wait for my business to prosper, how long until I have babies, how long until God establishes my ministry, how long until I do my degree, how long until my dream actualizes, how long? This book informs you there is an appointed season for every activity under the heavens, every of your season in life was pre-aligned to God's plan over your life. Wait until your season aligns to that chapter of your life according to your book in heaven. When the appointed time of your dream is right, then God will swiftly make everything beautiful. Do not leave the waiting bay yet, He is coming to change your circumstances. God's perfect timing is always the best.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Phoebe Mwaniki
• Release date: Jul 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9781393577348

Phoebe Mwaniki

Phoebe is the author of several career guidebooks helping high school students make the right career decisions. She holds a doctorate degree in plant pathology and is the director of a firm known as Community Career Link. She is a career mentor and advisor to high school students in making proper career choices. She has written career guidebooks such as: The ultimate Career Guide book: a comprehensive description of academic disciplines in engineering and technology fields. The ultimate Career Guide book: a comprehensive description of social sciences and related disciplines.  The ultimate Career Guide book: a comprehensive description of academic disciplines in pure, applied and environmental sciences fields. My technical skills guide. My career Roadmap. A series of five other career guidebooks: My career guidebook: science and health-related disciplines My career guidebook: engineering, computer & media related disciplines My career guidebook: environment & agriculture-related disciplines My career guidebook: social sciences, arts & business related disciplines My career guidebook: education, law & religion related disciplines

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COPYRIGHT PAGE

ALL SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are taken from New King James Version (NKJV). Copyright © 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. and Holy Bible NIV.

How long must I wait?

Copyright © 2022 by Phoebe Mwaniki

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DEDICATION

To the saints who cannot understand why,

Why it has taken too long,

Why their prayers are not yet answered,

Why they seem to be lagging behind,

Whose hearts cry to God day and night,

Pleading to God to come to their rescue,

To inform you there is an appointed time for everything,

And a season for every activity under the heavens,

And when the appointed time comes,

God will swiftly act on your behalf,

He will make everything beautiful.

Preface

Ever taken a long flight of stairs and you long to reach the landing? All you want is to pause, inhale, exhale, rest and catch up some new energy for the next flight of stairs. Imagine an automobile that runs thousands of kilometers without resting or service, eventually it knocks off and stalls. Every living thing and most manmade machines always need a break for rest and servicing. There comes a time to replace the worn out parts and service parts of the machines or automobiles. Likewise, our bodies, souls and spirits always require a halt and a rest; a time to be still, waiting patiently for renewal and service by the master designer, our God.

Table of Contents

COPYRIGHT PAGE

DEDICATION

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1

What is waiting?

Why is waiting a test of our faith?

The Process of waiting

Chapter 2

Why do we wait?

Chapter 3

Expression of waiting-How does waiting manifest?

Chapter 4

What happens while we are waiting?

Chapter 5

How long must I wait?

Chapter 6

When should I wait?

Chapter 7

What should I do while am waiting

Chapter 8

Types of Waiting

Waiting that does not tarry: for quick interventions

Instances that God intervened in critical times

Waiting that tarries: for fulfillment of purpose

Waiting to Eternity

Chapter 9

Enemies to ‘waiting’

Chapter 10

Consequences of not waiting

Introduction

There are three major phases of a believer in the journey of faith. These phases recur often and also overlap over time, however you can always distinctively discern them as they take place in your live depending on God’s plan for you.

Phase one: A time to march (setting out). This is a phase of actual progress in service: a lot of activity in ministry, growth in one’s spiritual life, sowing and harvesting, building and tearing down, a lot of activities pursuing life goals.

Phase two: A time to camp (wait). Every living being and manmade machine requires a pause. A time to rest, be still and hear God, time for refreshing and renewal. A pause to wait for God’s timing and a time to stop and let God intervene on our behalf.

Phase 3: A time of war (fight to possess our inheritance). A season to destroy the works of the enemy, a time to advance and possess our inheritance and promises by faith, and a time to breakthrough and carry the plunder. A time to deliver the captives and bring deliverance and much more.

The Israelites experienced these three phases in their journey to the Promised Land. "At the Lords command they encamped, and at the Lords command they set out. They obeyed the Lords order, in accordance with his command through Moses" (Numbers 9:23). The camping season was as significant to God as the setting out and so it is even in our day. God is calling us to be still and patiently wait for him. In this book we will focus on the phase of ‘camping’ which always puts us in an atmosphere of waiting.

Chapter 1

What is waiting?

Waiting for God is the act of staying where you are whether physically or action wise, a deliberate refusal to proceed until prompted by God. Staying still with the expectation that:

God will intervene

God will fulfill his promises

God will give further direction

It is an intentional decision to stay when the whole world is rushing about, doing everything and solving everything through their own efforts. The will to resist temptation to proceed and step out ahead of God. Waiting can be fruitful and worthwhile and can also be painful and agonizing depending on one’s perception. One can consider waiting a waste of time, a season of non-productivity and to another it can be a season of renewed strength, a time to hear God, a time to refocus, and a time of fruitfulness in ones’ gifts. Waiting is not just halting and staying put, but it is also staying calm with hope and expectation that God is acting soon. Hence