“Waiting upon God makes men grow small” – Spurgeon.
What wonder is this–waiting for God. It is in this area and period of waiting that God is at work. He is active, not far off. If I am willing to wait, I can see that He is at work more than I could ever imagine.
I’m not really often willing to wait for God. I’m a fairly impatient person, and I like to see things done. In my StrengthsFinder results, I have Acheiver and Activator as two of my top 5 strengths. That means I want to see things completed, and I want to start toward that end now. Appreciating the process is not one of my greatest strength.
But I need to wait for God. There’s a lot of things in my life where I need to wait on God, but there are some things where it is crucial to wait for Him. Isn’t it wonderful though, that He is gracious in how He shows us truth? He isn’t mean about it, but gently guides me to a place where I see the enormity of His goodness in making me wait.
I won’t always know why He’s making me wait, but I know that He is good. I don’t need closure or a resolution or some sort of outward result to what I’m going through–what I need is God to work in me. That is a process that’s worth some time. That’s a process worth the wait.
“Wait for the Lord, be strong, take heart, and wait for the Lord” – Psalm 27:14
Rachel said,
December 3, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Great post . . . I too tend to be the go getter . . . I have found the practice of sitting still after my quiet time and focusing on the verse, “be still and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10 a great help for calming spirits like ours. (smiles)
To just sit there, think of it! I was surprised at how hard it was at first and sometimes still is – shouldn’t I be doing something?
Rachel