Rhema word: 10.30.2012
“For many days, you have been weighing something before the Lord. I HAVE YOU TO KNOW HIS will is toward you, Georgia. He is for YOU. You must wait for the answer, though it tarries, wait for it.”
I thank you, Father God, for your incredible love for me, despite my moments of doubt.
This Rhema word I got back in 2012 is very comforting to me now that I am in this place. The word “wait” is something that I have been avoiding for a long time. The prophetic Word speaks just like the WORD of GOD; it continues to feed me, encourage me, and sustain me.
We, with our microwave mentality, think that if we wait an hour, a day, a week, or even a month, we have waited long enough. But as I start to dissect the word “wait,” I am beginning to understand that, over the past 31 months, I haven’t been ‘waiting’ with the right attitude. Sure, I am waiting for 100 % freedom from the looming ‘c’ word, with port removal (supernaturally or not, I want it gone).
God does not lie. The Bible is the absolute truth, and we can stand on it. The promises we read in scripture are for everyone who chooses to accept them by faith. Then the peace that transcends all understanding can be ours.
That said, however, the enemy loves to come in and plant seeds of doubt and fear, to steal our peace. With those things war for space in our minds, it is vital to get into the Word and have it wash over our thoughts. Even then, we need to reach out to the body of Christ; believers, ask them to lift us up out of the heavy cloud that wants to weigh us down in the ‘storm.’
Being honest with ourselves and others around us is also very important. Sometimes we can’t fight it alone, and we need to ask for reinforcement as we fight the battle in our minds and silence the voice of confusion and doubt.
This is where I become very vulnerable with you, my readers. I have had to reach out for extra help in this area, and I am so thankful that the Lord led me to that very person. Not only did this person lift me in prayer, but they also had a word from the Lord that was much needed. Grabbing a hold of it and placing it in my treasure chest to remind me, “You are not alone in this, Georgia.”
So, though I look strong and brave, there are times when I am nothing but a puddle of tears, with my fist balled up, yelling, “Why haven’t I seen the manifestation of my complete healing yet?” And after I have my fit, I am full of remorse for being so demanding of Father God, who loves me and sees me.
As I said, we have become a microwave society, thinking that if we even wait 30 minutes, we have endured such hardship.
Full of regret for my little tantrum, I talked this all over with Papa God this morning. And I started to think about how long HE has waited for me to grasp my identity fully and have it so solidified in my being that I wouldn’t find myself in the looming darkness of ‘doubt’ and move forward with the things HE has placed in my heart to do.
That is a true picture of ‘patience.’
Three Points we (I) must learn to have “The Heart of Waiting Well”
1. Waiting is Not Passive — It’s Faith in Motion
Waiting on God isn’t sitting still; it’s trusting while walking forward.
Waiting involves active faith—staying rooted in the Word and choosing to believe His promises even when the outcome hasn’t yet manifested.
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.” — Psalm 37:7
Waiting with faith means we worship, pray, and stand firm, knowing delay is not denial.
2. Waiting Tests Our Attitude and Strengthens Our Character
I don’t know how many times the Lord has exposed what’s still unsettled in my heart—fear, impatience, or self-reliance—and when He does, I must replace them with peace, endurance, and deeper intimacy with Him, really anchoring myself in my biblical identity.
….know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything — James 1:3–4
These past 31 months I haven’t been waiting with the right attitude.” That is what Holy Spirit has revealed, and with that, the waiting isn’t wasted—it’s refining.
3. Waiting Reminds Us We’re Not Alone
When the battle in our minds grows heavy, God often sends His people—just like the one who spoke the timely Word over me: “You are not alone in this, Georgia.”
That is the heart of the Father—He never leaves us in isolation.
“Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11
In waiting, we learn to lean not only on God but also on the body of Christ, who lifts us in prayer when our strength runs low.
Closing Encouragement:
Waiting is not punishment—it’s preparation.
God’s timing is perfect, and even in delay, He is shaping our hearts to trust Him more deeply.
The waiting is where faith grows strong roots.
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