Do you believe when God speaks, no man can change His plans? I do.
Waiting on the Lord: An Update
It’s been a while since my last post. Life can get busy at times, from work to working on a Bible translation (a post is coming up about that!). Sometimes, I can hyper-focus on one task a little too much. I wrote my last post, Waiting on the Lord. You can read it here…
To tell you the truth, I was growing weary. One of my patients was combative, and it was incredibly difficult. I even told my job, “Look, I can’t work with this person. They keep lashing out at me.” If I said anything at all, an outburst and hatred would follow. It was exhausting. I started thinking maybe this wasn’t God’s will, or maybe I had misunderstood Him. So, I called my agency and told them I needed to be taken off this client because they were constantly combative to the point where I couldn’t even speak or be next to them. They planned to take me off the case a week later.
That night, I had a serious talk with God and I poured my heart out.
The next day I went to work, already nervous and expecting to be met with anger and the usual outbursts. I woke my patient up, and they were completely calm. They didn’t lash out; they were just normal. I was confused. Like, what? From that day going forward, the patient has been nice to me and not combative like before. Shortly after that miracle, I even ended up getting a raise!
Looking back, I knew this was entirely God’s plan. See, God has a way of talking to me when He wants me to know it is Him. And there is no doubt, but confirmation on something He wants me to know. As I was waiting on the Lord through all of this, sure, I had moments of worry, stress, and anxiety. But every time I felt those feelings coming, I’d remind myself and say out loud,
“Wait on the Lord. Wait on the Lord.”
And that is exactly what I did.
Before this client, I had applied to a lot of places. Either they never called me back, or I’d get hired by an agency but have to decline for one reason or another. I’d think to myself, “Why is nothing working out, not even the agencies hiring me?” Well…God…I needed to wait on Him. A week later, my job (who had gone silent on me), had called me about new clients, who they just received, which is how I started working and getting hours again. Thank you, YHVH. He never lets me down; I depend on Him so much! I don’t know what I’d do without Him!
Then a thought came to mind to add up the timeline of how God answered me. It was the 3rd week of June, on the 3rd day of the week, which was exactly 7 days after God first told me to wait on Him. If you add up all those numbers including the 3 times He answered me, it comes out to the number 16. When I saw that number, I had goosebumps all over! Why? Because the exact day my job called me with these clients was on the 16th day of the month. This was by the divine will of God. Then, today I was looking at my hours, if you add up the number of hours I am working every week, it is 33. And it doesn’t stop there, just got a temporary client for 3 weeks. “333” Gods glory is all over this!!! I’m just like Wow.
…the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.
Matthew 18:16
When I sat back and looked at those specific numbers, 3 and 7, I realized just how intentionally God was speaking to me. In Scripture, these aren’t just random numbers. Biblically, the number 3 represents confirmation and a settled matter, in scripture, a truth is established by two or three witnesses. It is the pattern God uses when He wants a word completely established in our lives. You will often see God repeat something 3 times. The number 7 represents spiritual perfection, completeness and fullness, and sacred covenant promises. God was literally speaking so loud all over my life in a time when I was so scared and needed Him, my hope was not in myself nor man but God alone. Amen!
I honestly am humbly amazed. I always had a thing between me and God where He would answer me 3 times, this is the way I know it is Him. But He has never answered me like this before. If He has, I honestly never noticed. That might be because I was always on social media (a post I would like to share in the near future, one day).
One thing I know from past experience and this current one: when God has a plan for you and your life, NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING, can change His plan. You can run away, and try to do things a different way, from what God has willed for you, but once He has spoken, it will be. No one else can change God’s plan This I know because I am a living witness to God’s power and glory in my own life. I’m just in awe when He says, “Nope, child, you can’t leave, I want you here.”
God is a God of promises, a provider, and all powerful. I hope my testimony gives hope to those who may be questioning God. Please know, if you truly, truly live for God (YHVH) and walk with Him, He will not disappoint you! He is a good Father. Wait on the Lord, and when the time is right, He will answer.
