James1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
How often in our own experiences have we messed up God’s plan, by thinking that He takes too long? A male saint prays long and hard for a female wife. He fasts and he prays for months and years on end, he asks the elders to pray with and for him. But somehow his dream girl just keeps eluding him. He visits other churches, he gets involved in singles ministries, and finally, in desperation, he asks for an anointing with oil, so that he may shake the blues of persistent loneliness, all the while he prays and he prays and he waits and waits.
One year passes, two years pass, three, four years. He is beginning to get desperate, because he has a strong urge to merge, but some way, somehow, it just seems as if God is not listening. So now, what is he supposed to do, because he has indeed followed the script, he has dotted the Is and crossed all of the Ts, but still no spouse.
He begins to think that it might be time for him to take matters into his own hands, for in his mind God is taking too long. Whenever the person in question reaches that threshold, he will become vulnerable to the devices of satan, who will undoubtedly begin to bring a plethora of alternatives that may seem to be the one.
2nd Corinthians2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!