janbear
01-28-2007, 05:11 PM
How Long Can You Wait?
Read Psalm 13:1-6
Have you ever been impatient with God? Impatience
is one of my big problems. I always get into the
wrong lane on a toll road. Someone's in front of
me with foreign currency, trying to buy his way
through the tollbooth. I get into the wrong line
at the airport, thinking, This line is a good
line; it's going to move. But it doesn't because
somebody in the line has lost his passport. And I
get irritated.
It's one thing for us to be impatient with
ourselves or with others. But when we become
impatient with God, we should watch out! "How
long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How
long will You hide Your face from me? How long
shall I take counsel in my soul?" (vv. 1,2). Four
times David asked, "How long?" We're so time
conscious today. We have watches that show us
split seconds. But what do we do with those split
seconds? If we save three minutes by taking a
shortcut, what significant thing will we
accomplish with the three minutes we save?
We expect God to do what we want Him to do--and
right now! But He doesn't always act immediately.
Abraham had to wait for 25 years after God's
promise before Isaac was born. Isaac had to wait
20
years for his children. Joseph had to wait 13
years before he was set free and put on the
throne. Moses had a wait of 80 years. You see,
God's schedule is not the same as ours. Sometimes
He waits so that He can do more for us than we
expect. When He heard that Lazarus was dying, our
Lord waited until his friend's death before He
came. But when He came, He brought a greater
miracle
and received greater glory. The hardest thing to
do is to wait on the Lord. But we can if we will
trust Him and rest on His Word.
Some of your greatest blessings come with
patience. When you must wait for God to act, you
can be confident that He knows what is best for
you and what will best glorify Him. Are you
waiting for
God to act on your behalf? Align with His timing
and rest on the promises of His Word.
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Read Psalm 13:1-6
Have you ever been impatient with God? Impatience
is one of my big problems. I always get into the
wrong lane on a toll road. Someone's in front of
me with foreign currency, trying to buy his way
through the tollbooth. I get into the wrong line
at the airport, thinking, This line is a good
line; it's going to move. But it doesn't because
somebody in the line has lost his passport. And I
get irritated.
It's one thing for us to be impatient with
ourselves or with others. But when we become
impatient with God, we should watch out! "How
long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How
long will You hide Your face from me? How long
shall I take counsel in my soul?" (vv. 1,2). Four
times David asked, "How long?" We're so time
conscious today. We have watches that show us
split seconds. But what do we do with those split
seconds? If we save three minutes by taking a
shortcut, what significant thing will we
accomplish with the three minutes we save?
We expect God to do what we want Him to do--and
right now! But He doesn't always act immediately.
Abraham had to wait for 25 years after God's
promise before Isaac was born. Isaac had to wait
20
years for his children. Joseph had to wait 13
years before he was set free and put on the
throne. Moses had a wait of 80 years. You see,
God's schedule is not the same as ours. Sometimes
He waits so that He can do more for us than we
expect. When He heard that Lazarus was dying, our
Lord waited until his friend's death before He
came. But when He came, He brought a greater
miracle
and received greater glory. The hardest thing to
do is to wait on the Lord. But we can if we will
trust Him and rest on His Word.
Some of your greatest blessings come with
patience. When you must wait for God to act, you
can be confident that He knows what is best for
you and what will best glorify Him. Are you
waiting for
God to act on your behalf? Align with His timing
and rest on the promises of His Word.
backtothebible.org