Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Mark 11:24

Sometimes we can know that God is going to do something. We are filled with faith because we know who he is and there is no doubt that he will come through for us. But then, after a while, we start to get discouraged wondering if it is really true-will God do this for me?

Instead of taking God at his word, we can allow discouragement to fester in our hearts because we don’t see the ending to the story, yet.

Discouragement can cause us not to enjoy this season.

If we settled in our hearts that he really is going to come through and we fought the discouragement, we could use this time as a preparation season. Preparing our hearts to receive what God is going to do and preparing our lives to take care of the blessing we will one day be handed to take care of.

So in this season instead of focusing on what is not yet here, focus on the fact that God is too good not to help you work out your complicated life.

He has the answer on the way. Instead focus your attention on remaining in contentment and being happy with the now, knowing that you have a loving God looking to fulfill your needs.

This is a time to get ready for what is coming.