The quote above is one the struck me this morning as I continue my study thru the book "The Power of a Praying Wife". So often it is easy for me to get caught up in trying to fix or change things rather than waiting on God's perfect timing and resting in the fact that He is using every situation to prepare me for what is to come next.
This theme of waiting on God is one I have noticed as I've also been reading thru the Psalms. Here are a few recent ones I've read.
Psalm 37:7 "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass"
Psalm 37:34 "Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut of, thou shalt see it"
Psalm 39:7 "And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee."
Psalm 40:1 "I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry."
Another book that I have is called "Tea Time with God" and is one that I actually keep in the bathroom. It is full of scripture and short 1-2 page stories that are a great "pick-me-up". Today's reading was entitled "Which way is up?" and the theme verse was Hebrews 13:5 "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee" The author related the story of a speedboat racer who was in a terrible accident and was thrown from his boat. When he was under water he had spun so much that he had no idea which way was up.
"He had to remain calm and wait for the buoyancy of his life vest to begin pulling him toward the surface to know where it was." "Life can put us in a tailspin at times, making us wonder, 'Which way is up?' We can lose our sense of direction and the focus which keeps us on course. How do we recover our bearings? The answer may be as simple as that discovered by the speedboat driver: Stay calm and let the 'upward pull' bring you to the surface. The upward pull in our lives is that which looks beyond our finite selves to the greater reality of God."
It is so easy to get caught up in life and all of it's demands that I forget to patiently wait on God for His timing and direction. It's easy to get impatient when things aren't going according to my timeline or to start to panic when I can't see how a situation will be resolved. What a gift though that God has given us in His Word. To remind all of us that He is in control and that we only need to rest in Him and trust in His timing for every situation.
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