"Our flesh has to die daily to submit to the will of God". (Bishop Jacqueline McCullough) As I have grown closer with God, I understand more the importance of waiting on His timing to get things done. I understand more that in waiting for His timing, we are given the finest things, without any repercussions; as oppose to waiting in our own time, and receiving disastrous results. I learned that whenever I made the decision to go ahead of God, in my own timing to do my own thing, I always missed out on what God really had for me. Or I always put myself more and more behind in receiving what He was trying to give me, while catching the short end of the very stick, that I had been chasing. I always endured the consequences of my impatience. And these consequences always cost me far more than I would have ever had to pay, had I simply been willing to wait patiently on God.
I had to learn that if something I wanted took the place in the process of how and when God wanted me to receive it and then if I were unwilling to wait for Him, then I never really needed it to begin with. I learned that God has beautiful, mind-blowing things for my life. All I have to do is wait on Him to get them. And in my waiting, I must be thankful and humbled by the process. If I wait for Him with an attitude of ungratefulness, or while indulging in things that are unlike Him, then I never will receive the beauty that He has for me. He has beautiful things for your life too. You simply must learn to wait on Him. You simply must trust the process in receiving them.
I wish I could tell you that waiting on God was the easiest thing I had ever done. Actually it was the absolute hardest thing I ever learned to do. However, it was also the absolute smartest thing I ever learned to do; and well worth the effort that comes with it! You see, I learned the key to releasing myself from detrimental effects and events that happened to me, as a result of my not waiting on Him. I learned to release what I wanted for my own life, trading it for the very best things that only He can give me, in this life. And before acting on my own dreams and goals, I also learned to consult with Him before going after them. In doing so, I learned to develop a relationship with God so intimately, that His goodness and favor has flowed continually in my life. And lastly, I learned the greatest thing in life is to simply wait on God's timing. "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
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