Three questions:
I. Why do bad things happen to good people? 11:1-5
II. Where is God when you want and need Him? 11:6-7
A. Scripture examples when God delays. Four lessons about waiting
1. The delay of God’s _______________ Gen. 12: 15: 16:17
2. The delay of God’s _______________ Genesis 37-42
3. The delay of God’s _______________ John 13:5-13; 21:15-18
4. The delay of God’s _______________ Mark 5:21-42
B. Several evident options
1. He could have _______________
2. He could have _______________
III. Why does God say “wait“? 11:11-15
A. God’s delays His _______________ for a purpose 11:15
B. God delays His _______________ for a purpose 2 Peter 3:9
Do not miss the point…the delay…led to a greater miracle!
IV. What to do when God delays
A. Revise your schedule: Pray Psalm 31:5
B. Replace worry and doubt with hope and faith Matt. 6:25-32
C. Remember God’s clock is not our clock Psalm 37:5
D. Remain confident in Him. Proverbs 3:3-6
Attitude in waiting: ‘Confident expectation’.
Check these references:
Psalm 25:5; 37:7 & 34; Psalm 62:5-8; 130:5-6; Lam. 3:25-26.