November 20, 2010
8:53 pm
Psalm 40:1
40 I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalm
27:14
14 Wait for
the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
Waiting requires patience-A willingness calmly to accept what we have or have not, where we are or where we wish we were. Whomever we live or work with.
Spiritual
victories are won in the quiet acceptance of ordinary events which are God’s
“bright servants”, standing all around us.
Restlessness
and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in
outward things but in the heart prepared to wait TRUSTFULLY and QUIETLY ON HIM
who has ALL THINGS SAFELY IN HIS HANDS.
John 14:27
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
A
peace which was constant in the midst of ceaseless work, frequent
interruptions, impatient demands, few physical comforts, a peace which was not destroyed by arguments,
the faithlessness, and hatred of the people. Jesus has perfect confidence in
His Father, whose will He has come to accomplish. Nothing touched Him without His
Father’s permission. Nothing touches me without my Father’s permission
CAN I NOT THEN WAIT PATIENTLY? HE WILL
SHOW THE WAY.
If
I am willing to be still in my Master’s Hand, can I not then be still in
everything? He’s got the whole world in His Hands. Never mind whether things
from God Himself or from other people- everything comes by His ordination or
permission.
If
I mean to be obedient and submissive to the Lord because HE IS MY LORD, I must
not forget that whatever He allows to happens becomes for me, HIS WILL AT THAT
MOMENT.
Perhaps
it is someone else’s sinful action, but if God allows it to affect me, He wills
it for my learning.
The
need to wait, is for me, a form of chastening. God has to calm me down, make me
shut up and look up to Him for the outcome.
WAIT…
BE STILL…
TRUST….
OBEY… (Teach me
Lord I pray)
IT
IS AMAZING HOW CLEAR THINGS BECOME WHEN WE ARE STILL BEFORE HIM, NOT
COMPLAINING, NIT INSISTING ON QUICK ANSWERS, ONLY SEEKING TO HEAR HIS WORD IN
THE STILLNESS, AND TO SEE THINGS IN HIS LIGHT.
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