Jesus hears your cry

Prayer can be the most incredible opportunity or the most frustrating activity of our lives. The biggest difference between the two is our ability to wait. Prayer can help you conquer every delay and obstacle if you use it as a weapon. Do you have the ability to wait on God?

A good friend of mine, also named Paul, once told me these wise words: “Hey, Paul Marc, I’ve given God a new name.” I fell for the bait and asked, “What is it?” My friend replied, “Jehovah in the nick of time.” Although he was just kidding me, the point was well-taken. God’s timing is not my timing. Isaiah tells us, “‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,’ says the Lord.” (Isaiah 55:8, NKJV)

Psalm 40:1-2 tells us the story of King David when he had fallen into another tough situation: “I waited patiently for the Lord, and He inclined to me and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.” (Psalms 40:1-2, NKJV) David waited on God in prayer, and God answered him. He rescued him and pulled him out of depression.

Are you struggling with an insurmountable situation? Are you overwhelmed by confusion and despair? Cry out to God and wait for the answer; wait for His help. He hears your cry and will respond in His perfect timing.

I’ll never forget the summer God answered me in the nick of time. Our school was just a few years old when the administration told me some challenging news. They were $100,000 short to get through the summer months. We prayed with all of our hearts, but there was still no supernatural supply. So I told our whole church about the problem one Sunday, and somebody placed a $100,000 dollar check in the offering that day. We didn’t know this lady and weren’t sure if the check would clear, but it did. God rescued our school in one day.

What is your biggest obstacle right now? Waiting on God is not a passive exercise of futility—it is an act of war and an alliance with God. He will hear your cry. We love you, and you’re a miracle.

Your friend, Paul Marc Goulet