For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end - it will not lie: If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay - Habakkuk 2:3 ESV The word 'lie' here also means to 'disappoint' . If you have a dream, whether something you dreamt at night or something you desire in your heart, if it came from God, know that it will not disappoint. If you feel disappointed because it has not happened yet, I would like to offer a different perspect

While flicking through one of my quiet time journals, I found this prayer: "Don't let disappointment keep me from You" . I do not know what caused me to write it, but I began to reflect on the effect of disappointment. How can disappointment create a barrier between us and God, and can we avoid it? Expectation vs Reality Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life - Proverbs 13:12 ESV Psychologists describe disappointment as the gap between o

We do not know whether Jabez had to persevere in prayer to receive his breakthrough. I do know that his prayer is the kind you may not know has been granted right away - not if you are looking for physical evidence. I do not think his territory immediately expanded, or material blessings miraculously appeared before him the moment he finished his prayer. No, his name was still Jabez, so he would have had to stand firm on God's irrevocable blessing every single time he heard h

In 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, we find the account of the Prayer of Jabez. I find these two verses incredibly fascinating and packed full of revelation and insight. Jabez's name means sorrow or pain. He was so named because his mother said she brought him forth in pain. This might mean her labour was incredibly painful, or perhaps it indicates that she was going through such grief, pain or sorrow in life at the time of her pregnancy and delivery, that what should have been a cause