**Joyce Meyer
Sometimes we find ourselves in such horrible messes that it is hard to imagine waiting one more second. But we need to keep waiting on God and trusting Him with a sweet and simple faith. Then, in a way we never could have figured out, God moves suddenly!
Paul and Silas knew about waiting, and they waited well. Acts 16 tells the story of how they were attacked by a crowd, beaten and thrown in jail. Verse 24 says the jailer put them into the inner prison (the dungeon) and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Paul and Silas did not seem to mind, they just decided to start singing and began to worship the Lord. They began to wait on God. Suddenly, God sent an earthquake that opened the prison doors and loosed their chains. He set them free!
When people patiently and expectantly wait on God in the midst of horrible circumstances, suddenly God breaks through. So do not give up! Do not stop believing! Stay full of hope and expectation. God's power is limitless, and He will break through for you.
Prayer starter: God, no matter how bad my messes get, I choose to praise You in my prison. I know that You will suddenly free me and come through in Your perfect timing.
Acts 16:25-26
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violet earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.
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