Are You Waiting on the Lord or Procrastinating?
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2024
- Many times Christians can say things and they don’t even know what they mean when they say it. In addition, we often say things that become cliches and lose the deeper meaning. Furthermore, we can often say things that can be super spiritual covers for underlying fears and distortions. One common one that I want to bring up today is the statement, “I am just waiting on the Lord.”
Are you really waiting on God or are you actually living in procrastination, which is driven by fear, specifically the fear of failure, which is keeping you in a state of chronic passivity. Is your perception of "waiting on the Lord" actually holding you back?
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Something I've noticed too is if you neglect taking those small grindy feeling steps in another area you delay the area you're waiting on. That whole picture element. God won't hand you something if you don't wanna get ready.
Perfectionism 😞 yuck
It is very difficult to know what to do. I waited on God, then decided to take a number of steps only for them to put me in a worse place. Then I went back to waiting on God, and nothing happened. So I stepped out again, and it went wrong. And I've repeated this for a number of years. I don't know the way forward.
I'm sorry about that, that sounds horrible and I've felt things like that in the past. I hope for better days for you and that your emotional health really gets much better over the coming year ❤🙏
Sounds like you just need to put ALL your faith, love, hope, and consideration on Christ alone. And be open to receive His love that He really really really wants to give you. I know how you feel and am praying for you my brother in Christ❤
"What did you learn?" is the parenting we all need.
Kinda like a heartbeat we slow down but don't stop
I’ve definitely been procrastinating in the name of waiting on the Lord 😅
I don’t wanna say that I’ve been waiting on the Lord to make something happen for me more than I’ve been rushing into things without really taking it to the Lord first and praying about it, but I do notice a lot of my protestant friends have more of this mind mistake where they’re waiting on the Lord to make move for them
I think I may be procrastinating. Thank you brother Mark for a good word! 🙏
I just got the OCD healing journey book yesterday! I just got to reading it because i was busy, but when i started reading your experience with what you went through it was very relatable to what i have been through for months. I use to have i very intimate relationship with God, and I remember when i first started getting really bad intrusive thoughts, I prayed to Him and asked Him why this was happening? Shortly after OCD was something that came to mind. At first i didn't believe it, but then i remember a time before i gave my life to Christ, a therapist i was going to telling that i might have OCD. Even then i didn't believe her. My church told me that i was dealing with demons/strongholds. I did multiple deliverance prayers, i always felt this need to repeatedly give my life to Jesus, theres this voice in my head/heart blasmephing the Holy Spirit and i keep punching myself where my heart is, and hitting my head, theres so much. I keep overthinking all the time, i keep wondering if this is who i really am, constantly questioning my morality. It's very tiring. But hopefully one day there is peace and can meet Jesus again.
I need this Mark thank you. I like how you unpack Christian cliches and make them practical and applicable. The best.
Amennnnn. I’ve been practicing active waiting and rest in my journey and it is messy but fruitful and rewarding. Keep going overcomers!
I hardly personally use these cliches anymore. I have become sort of numb and the fact that they used as blanket statements, i stay away from it. I pray to God to help me get through the day and keep me from falling. I constantly question my standing before God, my position, am I His child or not(i want to be His), but I don't want to deceve myself.
I see God working in the lives of others even in their struggles, but i wonder if He's working in me. It never ends, and it's frustrating. I don't say I'm waiting on the Lord or in God's timing or things like that. I don't know man I'm just different, my mind is all screwed up.
I understand how you feel man. Similar boat here
Yes. Every day do what I need to do
Definitely needed this
Been frustrated recently because I’m willing to work towards something, give my time and effort to do something about my situation, but I’m not sure what it even is or what it looks like… Lord thank you for helping take this next step whatever it is, I need your help 🙏
Wow, this was awesome. THANK YOU for choosing to make this video instead of giving into the doubts! It's very timely and applicable for me! You just keep posting content that I need to hear! I also really appreciate your humor, I find myself laughing and smiling listening to you, which is so nice and actually helps things make more sense to me and just helps solidify things for me and makes me feel more of a sense of freedom! So grateful I found your channel!
He’s funny😂
I procrastinate reading his word, praying etc because I had a nervous breakdown reading the bible yrs back 😢
When your demons freak out because they see you picking up their eviction notice
@@kingsarmory it was so incredibly bad. I thought I was going to die. Now I feel bad because I've returned to some of my old ways bc I'm more functional:/
@@Lululovesyou2 I've been there ♥️
thank you for your honesty!
I think I recognize the feeling of panic when it comes to reading the Bible..
I am not sure if I would know what to do ♡ but I do think that God knows and understands your struggle that you are facing and I do not think you have to be afraid of Him maybe judging you for it.. if reading the Bible is causing so much stress, perhaps the Lord may give you another way of seeking His Word that would be less stressful?
of course I do not mean to claim I know everything!
but perhaps it could/would be helpful or calming for you to use a colouring book that has Bible verses in it, and being creative with the Bible,
or perhaps you could try to (I know a dear friend who has done this and for her it truly helped her!) to listen to some biblical music
I do not mean to be intrusive in your comment,
of course, everybody's struggle is different, and I do not mean to say 'I know what you feel' exactly,
but I wanted to add;
A while ago, I too had a nervous breakdown, and I just could not 'respond properly" to the Bible anymore..
A dear kind friend of mine had recommended to me the "Abide" app. It has many different Biblical meditations and they are not strange/unbiblical/weird (I understand that there are a lot of fears around meditation, or perhaps breathing excercises, as a christian, but I thought this app was so nice!)
I don't know if you would be helped by this, but I sincerely hope so!
maybe it owuld be nice to add; I don't think you have to push yourself..
Of course, reading the Bible is very good! but I do not think that the Lord would be asking you to push yourself if it causes you so much stress 🙏🏻
Many blessings and peace be to you 🕊️
@usernameanonymous158 thank you and God bless! I love getting responses because it shows we are all in this together! I do other things like the app, sermons etc but I feel like I need a better push to read and try to hear from God. Thankfully I'm better but now I'm on meds unfortunately after the whole ordeal.
Mark, I have been praying about this for so long. This season I’m in is the hardest tests of my life and God is revealing his plans and it’s miraculous, but there are some things I need to do and from the betrayals and hurt before, God knows I have had to forgive and give everything to him and have complete faith. I just had a lot of physical trauma, oh it’s too much to even type.
I say that scripture every am before my studies , and also Phil 4:13 I Can Do All Things that Strengthen Me.
God lead me to you I know.
Thank you, perfect timing.
Ty Mark. I so needed this today. Very helpful.
You have no idea ❤️☝🏼
This is so timely. Thank you 🙌🏾
Thank you Mark, this was much needed encouragement for me.
Very serious topic for me, wait on our Lord for so long for a specific wish to come true, but maybe I am just not healed, not good enough for it? Makes me so sad...
So what I needed to hear today, Mark. I have to make a huge decision that I've been procrastinating on for a while. I appreciate all your transparency and wisdom! Love you and Melissa to Life!!! 💞
Thank you kindly!
Ok, take the step. WHAT STEP??? Is this a physical or mental step?
This topic needs a whole video when it comes to the dating scene and “waiting on the Lord” UGH! So many lies about this perspective
I think l blaphemed the holly spirit love him so much feel dark broken after sinning terrible. I felt the love jesus in me but just couldn't feel forgiven . I said to god he didn't gave unconditional love. I a terrible
person . Can you imagine saying that to the one l love. I feel god in me but l can't feel the forgiving grace. When do feel the holly spirit
. Every time l say the name of jesus l feel dread. Painful. To mention god gave on me. My teeth grind together pain in my stomach lost hope.
You are spinning, calm down! If you worry about blaspheming the Spirit it shows you did not
@@KimberlyLovesJesus- amen 🙏🏾 so true ! If you are concerned about if you did it shows you didn’t !
Hey Mark! Have you ever considered getting a cashapp?