Waiting

Ever had to wait...?

Waiting in line
Waiting at the Doctors office
Waiting for a server at the restaurant
Waiting to be seated
Waiting for someone to pick you up
Waiting to be waited on

You can probably think of other times or places you have had to wait. How about waiting for your wife to finish getting ready to leave the house? Good one!

Well, waiting is not my strong suit. When I want something or get a certain thing in my mind I want the result pronto. I just expect poof it is done; it is here! Well maybe I am not all that bad, but pretty close. Sooner is better than latter in my book. How about you?

Psalm 27: 14 NIV
Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

Thank God waiting on Him is so different to me. Waiting on God is exciting and filled with serendipities and mixed with His love and pleasures. Waiting on God is inspiring and fulfilling. It is when the unexpected and impossible happens.

Don't get me wrong, there were and are times when I get restless. But then, I realize I have taken my eyes off God and on the natural circumstances.

The flesh is not where it is at. It is the spirit, our spiritual nature that prevails and is most important. When our focus becomes clear the flesh or natural man catches up with what God has already done!

Life is an exciting journey filled with beautiful sites and wonderfully made people and perfect circumstances. Yes, even the most tragic thing can be a wonderful blessing. People are made in His image and likeness; just like the mountains and seas they can take our breath away in awe-The Lord Himself can captivate our souls.

If you have ever been desperate you might have said a pray like Hezekiah said when he found out his death was imminent.

Isaiah 38:2,3 NASB
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, and said, "Remember now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Thy sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

How we can learn to wait? By TRUSTING God alone. No man or situation is too great for God. No man or thing can take God's place.

Is that enough? No, we must REJECT all things, people, or places that are not of God. We should not look to our resources first. We should look toward Holy Spirit to lead us to the correct resources. We need to trust in the Lords leading and His competence above all else.

Then PRAY. Stop all your planning, thinking and stop talking to all who will listen. Just go to God. Talk to Him. This is how I do it; it is a two part prayer.

1. Ask God to remember you. If you believe that your horrendous circumstances are true go to God with your petition.
2. Rehearse your life with God. As Him to show you where you fell short. Then repent and go forward. Celebrate your devastating times and your great achievements with Him.

Then wait for a response. And He will respond. He is a God that never fails. He is a God who uses all life encounters to protect, strengthen, redirect and recommit ourselves to Him.

Hezekiah came through and the Lord saw to it to add fifteen years to his life. The Lord is waiting on your entrance to the throne room so He can extend to you a gift of life that will bear witness to the world in which you live. Hezekiah wrote a poem of thanks. You might want to write yours now and celebrate the great things God is about to do. (Isaiah 38: 9-20) It will take you from rags to riches, from sickness to health, from loneness to community. He is ready, are you?