Godly Success by Mornay Johnson

Author:Mornay Johnson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Destiny Image, Inc.

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“Waiting time is not wasted time.”

—Bob Gass

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The Bible is laden from cover to cover with the promises of God—in fact, we’ll have a hard time reading it without encountering them on every page. So, then, why does God have us wait? The answer may seem somewhat surprising—it’s because waiting is for our own good! “Waiting time is not wasted time.”3 The time factor associated with any promise or vision is put into place so that God can build capacity into us. Capacity means many things to different people, but essentially it’s the ability to “handle” that which we’re trusting for. So it’s not like God wants to deliberately withhold things from us; He wants to ensure that we’re first ready to receive them.

We’ve seen it countless times before when people who are not ready receive things before they’re capable of properly managing them. This can apply to finances, a job, or even a spouse! The disastrous results speak for themselves. For example, it is estimated that a large percentage of lottery winners file for bankruptcy within five years! The same applies to many of the celebrities we read about in the media. Clearly, they have not undergone the necessary character or capacity building process—and it shows. Their use of drugs, alcohol, and illicit relationships evidences just a few ways they’re unable to manage the fame and fortune lavished upon them.

Like a loving Father, God does not want this to happen to His children. That’s why He embeds the time factor into every promise. But often, we try to short-circuit the waiting process by attempting to expedite manifestation. And when we do, we’re in danger of contracting the infectious IRS (Instant Results Syndrome) disease we spoke of earlier. Yet if we’re willing to patiently bide our time and methodically do what’s necessary, we’ll be capable of handling our visions expertly when they materialize.

Waiting for our promises, therefore, builds the necessary character and capacity into us to handle them competently. So capacity is necessary for us to receive our “stuff.” Solomon probably had more “stuff” than any other individual recorded in Scripture. And even he had to have the necessary capacity to administer it wisely. “And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore” (1 Kings 4:29). It’s interesting that Solomon first received “largeness of heart” (the heart’s ability or capacity to contain) before ever receiving any riches or material goods.

Understanding the reason for waiting will allow us to maintain focus, which means we won’t grow despondent when we don’t see our dreams realized immediately. So far, we’ve looked at two methods of maintaining focus—namely, writing the vision down and understanding the waiting process. Let’s study a third mechanism we can employ to maintain focus—enduring obstacles.

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