There is a fallacy in the teaching of the modern church,
which states that God can only use us, if we are already moving. If we read
God's Word and the biographies of great men and women of God, this is not the
case.
Contemporary teachers say that only as we do God's work
can we discern His will. However, the truth is that God can only use someone
who is spending time on their knees in prayer (Isaiah 55:3).
If we make our own plans and goals, and pursue our own
dreams, then we repeatedly walk outside of God's will. If we attempt to meet
every need in every person's life, we often thwart God's plans in their life.
However, as we wait on the Lord, He will always hear us
and respond (Psalm 40:1; John 16:24; Ephesians 3:20). He gives us courage and
the strength we need to face the trials ahead of us (Psalm 27:14). We find our
rest and hope only in God (Psalm 62:5).
We do not wait on the Lord by filling the minutes of our
life with stressful activity and busy work. This distracts us from lingering in
His presence and hearing from Him with our whole being (Psalm 130:5).
We do not even need to defend our self, when we are
harmed or wronged. As we wait on the Lord, He avenges us (Proverbs 20:22).
God's wisdom deals with the situation better than our human efforts ever could
It may take time to hear from God. We may wait for days,
months or years to discern His direction and will for a certain situation
(Jeremiah 42:7). If we rush ahead of God, we will undoubtedly fail.
Once we pray and hear from God's Spirit on the course of
action, which He plans for us to take, then we can start moving in the
direction in which He is leading us.
Prayer:
Father God, it is so hard for us to wait. We get so
nervous and anxious when we wait in line or for some appointment at an office.
In this modern era, we are constantly on our phone, checking messages, texting
or listening to the news.
We fail to make time to quiet our soul, enter into
our spirit and hear from You. You desire to bring us into a deeper union with
You, but this only comes as we wait on You.
Remind us that You love to spend time with us. You even
enjoy long bouts of companionable silence with us. You delight in our praises
(Psalm 147:1), and You rejoice over us with singing (Zephaniah 3:17). Help us
to walk in Your Spirit and to wait on Your direction for each moment of our
day.
Thought for the Day:
The Lord is good to those who hope
in Him and seek His will and guidance in everything we think, say and do. -
Lamentations 3:25
