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\u201cFor My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,\u201d says the Lord.<\/em> Some things in life require a quick response\u2014with others, we can wait. A sudden banging noise in your car or a bodily ailment that won\u2019t go away may require an urgent answer. Other situations may not be urgent but are nonetheless puzzling. Our first thought is likely, \u201cWhat does this mean, God?\u201d In such cases, it pays to wait on the Lord.<\/p>\n The Babylonian exile of the Jews was, no doubt, a confusing time. The prophet Isaiah encouraged them to \u201cseek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near\u201d (Isaiah 55:6). Then God spoke: \u201cFor My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways\u201d (verse 8). He also said that He never sends forth His word (His will) without it accomplishing its purpose (verse 11). Whatever His will is, \u201cyou shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace\u201d (verse 12).<\/p>\n If you are in a situation you don\u2019t understand, trust that God is accomplishing His will in your life. And rest in His joy and peace as you wait upon Him.<\/p>\n To wait on God is to live a life of desire toward Him, delight in Him, dependence on Him, and devotedness to Him.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cFor My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,\u201d says the Lord. Isaiah 55:8 Some things in life require a quick response\u2014with others, we can wait. A sudden banging noise in your car or a bodily ailment that won\u2019t go away may require an urgent answer. Other situations may not … Continue reading ““Turning Point Devotion””<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182753"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182756,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182753\/revisions\/182756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIsaiah 55:8<\/strong><\/p>\n