4 Reasons People Face Repeated Delays | CUATRO RAZONES POR LAS QUE LAS PERSONAS ENFRENTAN RETRASOS REPETIDOS

By 1st September 2023 Uncategorised

Have you been battling repeated delays? Maybe you felt certain you were about to get your breakthrough, then your hopes drifted away again. Perhaps you feel like your promises are almost out of reach.

Have you been waiting and waiting, wondering when God is going to come through? All too often, we think we are waiting on God when actually, He is waiting for us.

I want to share 4 reasons why you may be facing repeated delays. If you deal with these issues, you may be surprised just how quickly your prayers are answered.

1. Disappointment

Perhaps you were longing for something to happen and then your dreams were dashed. Disappointment is awful. But because it is common, we often underestimate its impact.

Hebrews 11: 1 says that “Faith is the substance of things hoped for…” In other words, just as water makes ice, so hope creates faith. Of course, we all know that we need faith to lay hold of our promises, but we now know we need hope to have real faith.

The problem is that disappointment crushes hope. It’s impossible to be saddened by disappointment and yet filled with hope. Also, unresolved disappointment can cause you to lower your expectations and Proverbs 23:18 makes it clear that, to a large extent, we get what we expect.

2. Doubt

Do you doubt yourself? Do you struggle to believe that you have what it takes to do the things that are on your heart? Hebrews 10:35 says, “Do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.”

You and I need to be confident in order for us to step into our new season. We need to believe in God, but dare I say, that’s not enough? We need to believe in ourselves as well.

The 10 spies who went to the Promised Land had seen God do mighty miracles. They had seen Him turn rivers into blood, protect their people from frogs when their neighbours were infested and they walked through the sea on dry land.

They believed in God, but they did not believe in themselves and as a result, they told the children of Israel that they were not capable of defeating the inhabitants of the land.

3. Discontent

This is a subtle but serious cause of delays. Discontent is best defined as a grumpy feeling inside when others are blessed and we are not. It is a dissatisfaction with what we have.

Discontent keeps our eyes on the blessings of others and on the shortcomings of our own lives. The Bible is clear. Where we fix our gaze and our attention determines what we inherit. God told Abraham that He would inherit all the land that he could see. If we are focusing on lack or on others, it will hold us back.

4. Dim self-image

Your view of yourself affects your whole life. Proverbs 23:7 says, “As he thinks in his heart so is he.” If you think you don’t deserve to be blessed, it could hold back the goodness of God. If you feel like others are better than you, it could delay your promotion.

Numbers 13:33 reports what the 10 spies who doubted themselves said: “We saw giants & we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.” When you see yourself as small, you unwittingly project that image to the world around you too.

If you can relate to any of these heart issues, please join me later today at a free zoom session called How To Unlock Your Dreams. I will be sharing ways to kickstart your life. I will also give you a sneak peek into one of my mentoring sessions. Sign up here now!

 

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