Wait - II
Ok, so, good morning? I am burning the midnight oil, but still want to spam out this e-mail so that you all can wake up and have it in your inbox.
For me, staying up late isn't too bad - I get a lot of my hilarious jokes and quirky statements at this hour (you can tell, huh? =P)
Allow me to take you on a journey into my mind:
I was attempting to fall asleep one evening up in Georgia, and a rather strange image bombarded my mind. It was of a infant. This child was laboriously jamming a square peg into a slot intended for a circular disk. I am sure you are familiar with those puzzle-type games. Now, as you know, the Lord has been showing and teaching me about waiting on Him; naturally, I drew a connection between this infant and my own life. Allow me to explain.
You see, a lot of times, we are that child. We get impatient with God. We know that God has a plan for us, there are countless verse that attest to this truth. However, we get antsy. We fail to wait on Him, and begin to take matters into our own hands. We take that square peg and jam it into the round hole. If we try hard enough, the jagged edges of the peg will soon dull, and I am sure that it could fit into the round slot. Two things happen at this point: (1) The square peg is out of place; it doesn't quite fit. (2) It blocks the originally intended piece from finding its niche.
I hope I am making sense... let me now relate this to our spiritual lives. When we fail to wait on God and take things in our own hand, we are missing out on the blessing! Recall that "waiting on Him" is the constant recognition of God's commitment to fulfill His promises and our active preparations to both invite and welcome His blessing. By waiting on Him, we are conceded control and letting Him call the shots. We no longer recognize His potency and distrust Him to keep His promise. You may be serving in the church, and you may be doing things to keep us occupied - but it is not what God has intended for you. You are merely filling a position; You are doing a job, a task. It will not be as fulfilling as what God has intended for you, based on the unique intricacies with which He crafted you. What's more, you will be stopping someone else for serving in the position that was intended for them!
My, oh my, I hope this is as clear to you as it is to me! Please, do not hesitate to contact me if you would like me to elaborate on an individual basis. Right now, I am the point where God cannot not teach me (knowledge) on waiting. I need to take the next-step and begin applying it: which is what I am trying. I'll tell you, it is difficult, especially with my nature. I want to control everything. But by waiting on God, and allowing Him to work, I am given Him authority over my life, and showing Him that His will is more important than my own (Read Proverbs 3:5,6)
Good night
MTI
For me, staying up late isn't too bad - I get a lot of my hilarious jokes and quirky statements at this hour (you can tell, huh? =P)
Allow me to take you on a journey into my mind:
I was attempting to fall asleep one evening up in Georgia, and a rather strange image bombarded my mind. It was of a infant. This child was laboriously jamming a square peg into a slot intended for a circular disk. I am sure you are familiar with those puzzle-type games. Now, as you know, the Lord has been showing and teaching me about waiting on Him; naturally, I drew a connection between this infant and my own life. Allow me to explain.
You see, a lot of times, we are that child. We get impatient with God. We know that God has a plan for us, there are countless verse that attest to this truth. However, we get antsy. We fail to wait on Him, and begin to take matters into our own hands. We take that square peg and jam it into the round hole. If we try hard enough, the jagged edges of the peg will soon dull, and I am sure that it could fit into the round slot. Two things happen at this point: (1) The square peg is out of place; it doesn't quite fit. (2) It blocks the originally intended piece from finding its niche.
I hope I am making sense... let me now relate this to our spiritual lives. When we fail to wait on God and take things in our own hand, we are missing out on the blessing! Recall that "waiting on Him" is the constant recognition of God's commitment to fulfill His promises and our active preparations to both invite and welcome His blessing. By waiting on Him, we are conceded control and letting Him call the shots. We no longer recognize His potency and distrust Him to keep His promise. You may be serving in the church, and you may be doing things to keep us occupied - but it is not what God has intended for you. You are merely filling a position; You are doing a job, a task. It will not be as fulfilling as what God has intended for you, based on the unique intricacies with which He crafted you. What's more, you will be stopping someone else for serving in the position that was intended for them!
My, oh my, I hope this is as clear to you as it is to me! Please, do not hesitate to contact me if you would like me to elaborate on an individual basis. Right now, I am the point where God cannot not teach me (knowledge) on waiting. I need to take the next-step and begin applying it: which is what I am trying. I'll tell you, it is difficult, especially with my nature. I want to control everything. But by waiting on God, and allowing Him to work, I am given Him authority over my life, and showing Him that His will is more important than my own (Read Proverbs 3:5,6)
Good night
MTI
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