WAITING ON GOD

Waiting on God is admittedly not easy for many of us. However, if we had some very good reasons for waiting, then the wait would become a lot easier, and eventually, even the preferred course of action. If our perspective on waiting caused us to recognize that a one-month wait on God could actually save us time, money and heartache, and convert to a one-year time-advantage gained, then we would view waiting on God, not as a waste of time but as an investment with guaranteed high returns.The Online Dictionary’s definition of “wait” is: “to stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event”. A second definition is, “to remain in readiness for a purpose.” In both instances, waiting is not to be confused with “doing nothing”. Perhaps we should use the term “active waiting” as against “passive waiting”. While we wait on the Lord for a particular instruction that we seek, we are expected to be actively involved in completing what He has already told us to do. Each morning you awake, there is no need to “wait on the Lord” to commune with Him or go to the bathroom.In 2 Chronicles 20:17, Jehoshaphat was told, “You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!” “Standing still” applied only to “not fighting”, and did not mean freezing like a statue. In fact Jehoshaphat organized the people to praise and worship the Lord. Then it was when they began to sing and to praise that the Lord set ambushes against their enemies. God never wants us to do nothing. God always wants us to do something. While we are faithful in finishing the task that we already know God has given to us, there will neither be the desire nor the opportunity to do nothing. Additionally, the assignment to praise God is a 24/7 calling.

Here are a few good reasons to wait on the Lord extracted from Psalm 62 and elsewhere. Actively waiting on God is an investment that pays the highest possible Return On Investments (ROI).

1. I know very little, really very little about many things and nothing about most things. God knows everything about everything.
2. I don’t know where I need to go, nor how to get there. God knows.
3. I don’t know what I need, nor where the supply will come from. God knows.
4. I know what I want, but I don’t know whether having it will be in my best interest. God knows if and when.
5. I do not have a clue about the inter-relationship between decisions I make, their causes and consequences. God does.
6. He has already given me the best gift. He saved me.
7. He will fight for me when I obey Him. Wait on His direction.
8. Waiting on God renews my strength for the journey. (Isaiah 40:31)
9. God has a plan for me and his thoughts towards me are good… make that, the best. Trust Him.
10. He always shows up in His perfect time. Wait, I say… wait on the Lord. (Psalm 27:14)

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Uhanan Mimi