Too many people miss out on their destiny and blessings simply because they get tired of waiting. They say, “I’ve been waiting and waiting and nothing is happening” or “I’m not waiting anymore, I’m tired of it; I’m gonna do it on my own!” How can you possibly be mad at and blame God, when you’re the one who chose to take matters into your own hands? He is a GOOD Daddy; He sees all, He knows when you are ready for certain things in your life, He knows when you can handle certain blessings, and only He knows the dangers you’ll face that you aren’t aware of. We want things and we want them now, but He knows we would hurt ourselves if we had it now; and we often times wouldn’t even enjoy what he gave us because there are things going on in our hearts that would prevent us from doing so.
Would you give a 6 year old a driver’s license? Would you put your 3 year old on a mountain bike for their first time? Would you let your 12 year old daughter get married? Would you give your 1st grader $100,000.00? Your answers to these questions are likely NO; because you know they are not mentally, emotionally or physically able and prepared for them at that time. With everyone being in a different place in their heart and in their faith, only the Lord knows what each of us needs in order be able to handle and deal with what He has prepared for us.
In 1 Samuel 13, Saul was instructed to wait for 7 days for Samuel to arrive before presenting an offering. When Samuel didn’t arrive at the agreed time, and people started harassing him, he made the offering anyway. Saul told him what he did was foolish; had he waited like he was told to, the Lord would have established his kingdom over Israel forever. But because he didn’t want to wait anymore, Samuel said, “Now your kingdom shall not continue.”
In one of the wealthiest communities in the United States, my husband and I encounter daily those who didn’t want to wait. On the outside, people seem to have everything you could ever want materially; lots of money, big houses, fancy cars, active social lives, yet nearly every day we witness to people who are miserable because their marriages are failing, they’re in severe bondage, their families are falling apart, and they cry themselves to sleep from loneliness. Many of them feel empty inside; clinging to substances to make them feel better, and often roam the streets or stay out until early in the morning because they’re restless.
You will never have true peace in your life if you don’t trust the Lord to do what HE wants for you. Things will start to become a hot mess; not because God is punishing you, but because you're experiencing consequences that He tried to warn you about and keep you from in the first place. Whether the mess is outside in your circumstances, or inside your soul, things WILL be a hot mess! Waiting on the Lord doesn't mean you’re doing nothing; sometimes He may have you doing ministry or sometimes He just wants you to rest and take from Him. Nevertheless, when you choose to trust Him, that His plan is good for you, and that His timing is perfect, you’ll do what He asks and end up right where YOU wanted to be in the first place!
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