{"id":4287,"date":"2018-11-30T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=4287"},"modified":"2019-03-14T13:24:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T18:24:23","slug":"wait-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2018\/11\/30\/wait-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Nicole Hammond<\/strong><\/p>\n

We all have to wait in life\u2014in lines, in traffic, the doctor\u2019s office, for your kids, and even God!\u00a0 The days we live in are so fast paced that waiting seems like a punishment. It\u2019s even worse when you are in the battle of your life.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 40:31 says, \u201cBut those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change\u00a0and <\/em>renew their strength\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0power; they shall lift their wings\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint\u00a0or <\/em>become tired.\u201d<\/p>\n

The word ‘wait’ means to wait in the sense of expecting. The Hebrew word for wait in this passage is qavah<\/em>; meaning \u201cTo bind together\u201d (perhaps by twisting) and \u201cto be strong, robust.\u201d Those who wait will have their hearts bound to the Lord, connecting intimately to Him.<\/p>\n

When you go to the gym for \u2018weight\u2019 training, you do certain exercises, and you expect a certain result. Likewise, there are exercises in \u2018wait\u2019 training and results that you can expect, and they are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. PAUSE<\/u><\/strong> \u201cThey that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Psalm 37:7 says, \u201cBe still and rest in the Lord; wait for Him and patiently lean yourself upon Him.\u201d<\/p>\n

    When I pause and lean into my sofa, I expect it to hold me without a second thought, because it was designed to hold me. Isn\u2019t our Creator, the one who designed all living things, more than capable of holding us?<\/p>\n

    When you pause, you can expect renewed inward strength<\/em>, because you receive power by dwelling in God\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n

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    1. PRAY<\/u><\/strong> \u201cThey shall mount up with wings like eagles\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Communicating with God lifts us up, and we can learn His perspective. Eagles are masters of wind currents and rise effortlessly. \u00a0Discerning the wind currents, they depend on a source other than themselves. The eagle is said to be the only bird that can look directly into the sun.\u00a0 As you spend time in prayer with the Son interceding for you, you\u2019ll be able to discern the wind of His Spirit.<\/p>\n

      Isaiah 26:3 says, \u201cYou keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.\u201d Isaiah 30:21 says, \u201cAnd your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, \u201cThis is the way, walk in it,\u201d when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.\u201d<\/p>\n

      When you pray, you can expect upward strength<\/em>, because you will be able to rise above any circumstance.<\/p>\n

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      1. PONDER<\/u> <\/strong>\u201cThey shall run and not be weary\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Psalm 103:2 says, \u201cLet all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things He does for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

        Remembering the faithfulness of God encourages us to keep moving forward. The result you can expect from this exercise is outward strength<\/em>, because no matter what battle you face, it belongs to God.<\/p>\n

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        1. PRAISE<\/u><\/strong> \u201cThey shall walk and not faint\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Psalm 18:3 says,\u00a0\u201cI called on the\u00a0Lord, who is worthy of praise, and He saved me from my enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n

          Your praise is a weapon and the voice of faith. When you believe God has heard your prayers, you\u2019ll praise Him for the answer, even before you see it.<\/p>\n

          The result you can expect from giving praise is onward strength<\/em>, because praise silences your enemies and you can keep moving forward in your faith walk.<\/p>\n

          2 Chronicles 20 shows us a great example of these exercises and their results. Syrian armies had come against Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the King of Judah, paused, prayed, and fasted. He pondered the things that God had done, and then the Spirit of God told him to take their position and see the deliverance the Lord was going to bring them. They fell down in worship. Before the battle began, Jehoshaphat praised God! This teaches us that there is nothing more important than praise and worship when battling problems. The person who kneels before God in praise and worship can stand before any obstacle they face.<\/p>\n

          The opposing armies began to fight amongst themselves. They were so confused, they didn\u2019t know what was happening. Praise is a powerful weapon that confuses your enemy!<\/p>\n

          When you think about it, \u2018wait\u2019 could possibly be one of the best answers God gives us. Waiting causes us to hope in Him and cling to Him, rather than an outcome. God knows what we need. He sees the future and His perspective is eternal. Someone once said, \u201cWaiting is not just about what I get at the end of the wait, but about whom I become as I wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

          Don\u2019t let your condition change your position. How we position ourselves while we wait is important. Stay connected with God, and remember to pause<\/strong>, pray<\/strong>, ponder<\/strong> and praise<\/strong>. His name is I AM, not I WAS. If He did it before, He\u2019ll do it again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,37],"tags":[749,16,873,1005],"class_list":{"0":"post-4287","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"category-womens-ministries","9":"tag-749","10":"tag-discipleship","11":"tag-nicole-hammond","12":"tag-patience","13":"entry"},"title_es":"Esperar entrenamiento","content_es":"Escrito por Nicole Hammond<\/strong> . Todos tenemos que esperar en la vida: en filas, en el tr\u00e1fico, en el consultorio del m\u00e9dico, para sus hijos e incluso a Dios. Los d\u00edas en que vivimos son tan r\u00e1pidos que esperar parece un castigo. Es a\u00fan peor cuando est\u00e1s en la batalla de tu vida. Isa\u00edas 40:31 dice: \u201cPero los que esperan al Se\u00f1or [que esperan, buscan y esperan en \u00c9l] cambiar\u00e1n y<\/em> renovar\u00e1n su fuerza y<\/em> poder; levantar\u00e1n sus alas y se<\/em> levantar\u00e1n [cerca de Dios] como \u00e1guilas [se montan al sol]; correr\u00e1n y no se cansar\u00e1n, caminar\u00e1n y no se desmayar\u00e1n ni<\/em> se cansar\u00e1n \u201d. La palabra\u201c esperar \u201dsignifica esperar en el sentido de esperar. La palabra hebrea para esperar en este pasaje es qavah<\/em> ; que significa \"unirse\" (tal vez torci\u00e9ndose) y \"ser fuerte, robusto\". Los que esperan tendr\u00e1n sus corazones unidos al Se\u00f1or, conect\u00e1ndose \u00edntimamente con \u00e9l. Cuando vas al gimnasio para hacer entrenamiento con pesas, haces ciertos ejercicios y esperas un resultado determinado. Del mismo modo, hay ejercicios de \"espera\" y resultados que puede esperar, y son los siguientes:\r\n

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          1. PAUSA<\/u><\/strong> \" Los que esperan en el Se\u00f1or renovar\u00e1n sus fuerzas<\/em> \"<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nEl Salmo 37: 7 dice: \u201cQu\u00e9date quieto y descansa en el Se\u00f1or; esperen a \u00c9l y pacientemente se apoyan en \u00c9l. \"Cuando me detengo y me recuesto en mi sof\u00e1, espero que me sostenga sin pensarlo dos veces, porque fue dise\u00f1ado para sostenerme. \u00bfNo es nuestro Creador, el que dise\u00f1\u00f3 todos los seres vivos, m\u00e1s que capaz de mantenernos? Cuando hace una pausa, puede esperar una fuerza interior<\/em> renovada, porque recibe poder al vivir en la presencia de Dios.\r\n
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            1. ORAR<\/u><\/strong> \"Se levantar\u00e1n con alas como las \u00e1guilas\"<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nLa comunicaci\u00f3n con Dios nos levanta y podemos aprender su perspectiva. Las \u00e1guilas son maestras de las corrientes de viento y se elevan sin esfuerzo. Discerniendo las corrientes del viento, dependen de una fuente distinta de ellas. Se dice que el \u00e1guila es la \u00fanica ave que puede mirar directamente al sol. A medida que pasas tiempo en oraci\u00f3n con el Hijo intercediendo por ti, podr\u00e1s discernir el viento de Su Esp\u00edritu. Isa\u00edas 26: 3 dice: \"Mantenlo en perfecta paz, cuya mente est\u00e1 concentrada en ti, porque conf\u00eda en ti\". Isa\u00edas 30:21 dice: \"Y tus o\u00eddos oir\u00e1n una palabra detr\u00e1s de ti, diciendo:\" Esta es la camino, camina en \u00e9l, \"cuando giras hacia la derecha o cuando giras hacia la izquierda\". Cuando oras, puedes esperar fuerza hacia arriba<\/em> , porque podr\u00e1s superar cualquier circunstancia.\r\n
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              1. PONDRE<\/u><\/strong> \" Ellos correr\u00e1n y no se cansar\u00e1n\"<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nEl Salmo 103: 2 dice: \u201cQue todo lo que yo soy, alabe al Se\u00f1or; que nunca olvide las cosas buenas que \u00c9l hace por m\u00ed \". Recordar la fidelidad de Dios nos alienta a seguir avanzando. El resultado que puede esperar de este ejercicio es la fuerza externa<\/em> , porque no importa a qu\u00e9 batalla se enfrente, le pertenece a Dios.\r\n
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                1. ALABANZA<\/u><\/strong> \u201c Andar\u00e1n<\/u><\/strong> y no se desmayar\u00e1n\u201d<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nEl Salmo 18: 3 dice: \"Llam\u00e9 al Se\u00f1or, quien es digno de alabanza, y \u00e9l me salv\u00f3 de mis enemigos\". Tu alabanza es un arma y una voz de fe. Cuando crees que Dios ha escuchado tus oraciones, lo alabar\u00e1s por la respuesta, incluso antes de que la veas. El resultado que puede esperar de los elogios es la fuerza hacia adelante<\/em> , porque los elogios silencian a sus enemigos y pueden seguir avanzando en su caminar de fe. 2 Cr\u00f3nicas 20 nos muestra un gran ejemplo de estos ejercicios y sus resultados. Los ej\u00e9rcitos sirios hab\u00edan venido contra Israel, y Josafat, el rey de Jud\u00e1, se detuvo, or\u00f3 y ayun\u00f3. Reflexion\u00f3 sobre las cosas que Dios hab\u00eda hecho, y luego el Esp\u00edritu de Dios le dijo que tomara su posici\u00f3n y viera la liberaci\u00f3n que el Se\u00f1or les iba a traer. Ellos cayeron en adoraci\u00f3n. Antes de que comenzara la batalla, Josafat alab\u00f3 a Dios. Esto nos ense\u00f1a que no hay nada m\u00e1s importante que elogiar y adorar cuando luchamos contra problemas. La persona que se arrodilla ante Dios en alabanza y adoraci\u00f3n puede pararse ante cualquier obst\u00e1culo que enfrentan. Los ej\u00e9rcitos opuestos comenzaron a luchar entre s\u00ed. Estaban tan confundidos, no sab\u00edan lo que estaba pasando. \u00a1La alabanza es un arma poderosa que confunde a tu enemigo! Cuando lo pienses, \"esperar\" podr\u00eda ser una de las mejores respuestas que Dios nos da. La espera nos hace esperar en \u00c9l y aferrarnos a \u00c9l, en lugar de un resultado. Dios sabe lo que necesitamos. \u00c9l ve el futuro y su perspectiva es eterna. Alguien dijo una vez: \"Esperar no es solo sobre lo que recibo al final de la espera, sino sobre en qui\u00e9n me convierto mientras espero\". No permita que su condici\u00f3n cambie su posici\u00f3n. C\u00f3mo nos posicionamos mientras esperamos es importante. Mant\u00e9ngase conectado con Dios y recuerde hacer una pausa<\/strong> , orar<\/strong> , reflexionar<\/strong> y alabar<\/strong> . Su nombre es YO SOY, NO YO FUE. Si lo hizo antes, lo har\u00e1 de nuevo.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/11\/Wait-Training.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-179","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}