So Esther goes to the King after her fast and does find favor with him, She then invites him to a banquet at which he asks to know what she wants and she asks him to come to another banquet in his honor the next day and then she will explain. As I read this, I can see patience...Esther is wooing the King to her wish.
Look around at society today. How often do you see someone take the time to woo somebody over to an idea? Fairly often we are looking to have something accomplished yesterday. We spend all kinds of time pushing things forward as fast as we can so that we can accomplish things and move on to the next thing. What would happen if we slowed things down and really wooed someone to an idea. Took the time to build up our favor with someone, before we proposed an idea to them?
Even if we look at relationships today, how often do people take the time to really woo the other person, to win them over and take time to build the relationship? What can be more precious? If we look at history, hasn't God spent a tremendous amount of time wooing us? The Bible is one long love story between God and the nation of Israel/the church.
I challenge you to pick a situation in your life, whether it be a relationship or an idea that you want to present to someone and slow down the process. Take the time to woo that person and see what the results are. Let's see if we, like Esther, can find favor.
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