2005-10-25 09:23:06In Sweet November
The lesson of waiting
I know God’s speaking to me these days, loud and clear. This morning when I read my daily portion on Charles Stanley’s website, every word was like written for me.
"Waiting is one of the most difficult disciplines Christians are called to practice. This is especially true when a heart’s desire is within reach and we are sure that God is about to bless us...."
=> The job offer is there, just pending approval. Am I waiting for the phone to ring again to tell me that it’s been approved, or am I waiting for God to tell me if this is what He wants me to go?
"Pausing for further instructions from God requires a determined stillness - a decision not to act until He provides clear direction. His plan for our life requires no guesswork on our part; He will give instructions when the time is right, so we must be in prayer and in the Word if we are to receive His directives."
=> Surely I need determined stillness. It’s comforting to see the same message that my pastor told me, although it’s hard for me - don’t move unless you’re sure it’s God’s will. Never make decision in a hurry or fear. Just like the time when Israelites went up out of Egypt and walked in the desert road, the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light. They didn’t move unless the pillar of cloud or fire moved. That’s just want I need to do.
I also love another passage I read this morning: “if you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good fits to those who ask him!” Surely He will take me to the desired heaven after the waves are calm, and most wonderful thing is that He does not need the guesswork from my part!!
"Waiting is hard. We don’t want to stand still when our natural inclination says, "Grasp the prize before it slips away!" But wise believers wait until they have heard from God. Only then can we step out with confidence that we are walking in His will. "
=> That’s exactly what my flesh was telling me - do it now or too late. However, I’m trusting that my Lord will show me the right time. If it slips away, it’s not His greatest plan for me anyway....
So looking at all my fears and worries, they do not worth my time. This is just a short life on the earth. Money is not the reason to move me, fame is not the reason, and nor the world defined success. If I don’t understand love, if I cannot have love in my life, everything is in vain. Let me just leave and to sing the love song for my heavenly Father now ~
“Psalm 27: 13~14
I am still confident of this
I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living
Wait for the Lord
Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
"Waiting is one of the most difficult disciplines Christians are called to practice. This is especially true when a heart’s desire is within reach and we are sure that God is about to bless us...."
=> The job offer is there, just pending approval. Am I waiting for the phone to ring again to tell me that it’s been approved, or am I waiting for God to tell me if this is what He wants me to go?
"Pausing for further instructions from God requires a determined stillness - a decision not to act until He provides clear direction. His plan for our life requires no guesswork on our part; He will give instructions when the time is right, so we must be in prayer and in the Word if we are to receive His directives."
=> Surely I need determined stillness. It’s comforting to see the same message that my pastor told me, although it’s hard for me - don’t move unless you’re sure it’s God’s will. Never make decision in a hurry or fear. Just like the time when Israelites went up out of Egypt and walked in the desert road, the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light. They didn’t move unless the pillar of cloud or fire moved. That’s just want I need to do.
I also love another passage I read this morning: “if you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good fits to those who ask him!” Surely He will take me to the desired heaven after the waves are calm, and most wonderful thing is that He does not need the guesswork from my part!!
"Waiting is hard. We don’t want to stand still when our natural inclination says, "Grasp the prize before it slips away!" But wise believers wait until they have heard from God. Only then can we step out with confidence that we are walking in His will. "
=> That’s exactly what my flesh was telling me - do it now or too late. However, I’m trusting that my Lord will show me the right time. If it slips away, it’s not His greatest plan for me anyway....
So looking at all my fears and worries, they do not worth my time. This is just a short life on the earth. Money is not the reason to move me, fame is not the reason, and nor the world defined success. If I don’t understand love, if I cannot have love in my life, everything is in vain. Let me just leave and to sing the love song for my heavenly Father now ~
“Psalm 27: 13~14
I am still confident of this
I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living
Wait for the Lord
Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”