{"id":11759,"date":"2013-10-16T14:14:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T20:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=11759"},"modified":"2017-04-17T22:01:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T02:01:27","slug":"the-father-sees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-father-sees\/","title":{"rendered":"The Father Sees","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/father-child-walking-silhouette.jpg\" width=\"446\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><strong>SOMETIMES<\/strong> God takes too long. He doesn&#8217;t respond as quickly as we would like, or seemingly, not at all. Our first instincts are often to believe that He isn&#8217;t listening, or doesn&#8217;t care, or is punishing me (and therefore, I am on my own).<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">But He might say something like this in return:<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><em>You are like a little child, so impatient to move forward. But you cannot see what I see from My heights. Trust in Me. When it is time, I will lead you and guide you. I hold you in the palm of My hand. I have your best interests in mind, always. Wait for Me; be still; know that I am God. That is, know that I am a Father who loves you, cares for your details, and makes all things work toward the good when you love Me, trust in Me, and wait for Me to act. I have not forgotten you, nor will I ever. <\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><em>Wait for Me. Trust Me. I am right beside you, ready to move when it is the right moment. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">He has made me eat gravel, trampled me into the dust; my life is deprived of peace, I have forgotten what happiness is; my enduring hope, I said, has perished before the Lord&#8230; Remembering it over and over, my soul is downcast. But this I will call to mind; therefore I will hope: the Lord\u2019s acts of mercy are not exhausted, his compassion is not spent; they are renewed each morning \u2014 great is your faithfulness! The Lord is my portion, I tell myself, therefore I will hope in him. The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to the one that seeks him; it is good to hope in silence for the Lord\u2019s deliverance&#8230; (Lam 3:16-24)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"LEFT\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-father-sees\/\" data-width=\"The pixel width of the plugin\" data-height=\"The pixel height of the plugin\" data-colorscheme=\"light\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"recommend\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-send=\"false\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-father-sees\/\" data-via=\"MarkMallett2\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"LEFT\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>We continue to climb toward the goal of 1000 people donating $10\/month and are about 67% of the way there.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Thanks for your support of this full time ministry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/donate\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Donateovalbtnonbeige.gif\" width=\"112\" height=\"48\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join Mark on Facebook and Twitter!<br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Mark-Mallett\/479309778804431\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebooklogo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Facebooklogo.png\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkMallett2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Twitterlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Twitterlogo.png\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0 SOMETIMES God takes too long. 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