There have been a few times throughout this past year, strategic times, that God has brought this verse to me on the bottom of a journal or in a card: "Wait on the Lord. Be strong and wait on the Lord." Tonight in our bible study, we read a portion of Psalm 37 in which verse 7 states, "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him." There it is. The P word. I have a lot of patience for other people, especially children, but when it comes to something I want I have a hard time. You see, I'm in the process of job searching for the fall. It's been an interesting process of figuring out what I'm looking for and I'm almost gun shy to think I've figured it out because I've been there in the past and God has changed directions. I do know that He's asking me to do some waiting. How much do I do and what is my role in this waiting time?
Have you ever waited for something you've really wanted? How did you make it through the wait time?
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I feel like I am a permanent resident in the village of not yet. God keeps holding off what I think is next, so I am trying desperately to live in the now, until the doors open and paths clear. Can't say I'm crazy about it, but I guess I'm getting used to it!
Great post, Leanne. God does have an answer for you and it's so hard to be patient, sometimes. But please be patient and God will provide. It's always in HIS time, not ours. I love you dear daughter. Love, Mother
I think that God really wants us to be in a position of dependence on Him while we wait. Don't keep running thru the "maze" trying to figure it out! Let Him lead -and be still and hear Him answer you. You'll know it when there are no more questions!! We'll keep this in our prayers Leanne! :)
I think that God really wants us to be in a position of dependence on Him while we wait. Don't keep running thru the "maze" trying to figure it out! Let Him lead -and be still and hear Him answer you. You'll know it when there are no more questions!! We'll keep this in our prayers Leanne! :)
Everything is temporary. Our desire for permanence and stability is a longing for the Kingdom of God. Until then, we are always in transition. Just as Abraham lived in tents as a stranger in the land of promise (Hebrews 11:9-10), we look forward to the city with foundations, recognizing that we have the last laugh on those who think this is all there is. Every place we pitch our tents and God gives us a Kingdom assignment, is a mini-outpost, an advance colony of the Kingdom of God. As I wrote in Jon's blog for him, this patience in transition is also where I am being stretched.
I recall waiting for our wedding day. One thing that helped during the waiting period was reading the Psalms backwards as we counted down to our wedding day. With 150 days to go, we read Psalm 150. And so on... I think being in God's Word is a great place to start when we are waiting for something.
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