So often today we pray to God asking Him what His will
for our life is. However, when we bring
our requests before Him we expect an immediate answer. We expect a yes or a no reply. We have been brought up in a generation of
instant gratification; I like to call it
the Microwave Generation. This
generation differs from previous generations because it no longer has to wait
for what it wants but instead can have its desires immediately. In past generations, if one wanted hot food it
had to be prepared and then cooked in an oven and the individual had to wait
hours for their meal. Yet today, one can
simply pop food into the microwave and presto! in a few short minutes a hot
meal is ready!
I say all of this to explain how we have become in our
walk with Christ. As Christians, instead
of waiting on God, we now expect a microwave answer, yet usually God is giving
us an oven answer. We come before Him
expecting and wanting a yes or no, but He so often is saying “wait. Wait on me!”
However, because of instant gratification we don’t want to listen to
this reply, it’s as if we’ve forgotten how to wait, and instead we take our
life into our own hands and we pursue what we think we want and need. Then when what we thought we wanted and
needed doesn’t work out and it ends in heartbreak we turn back to God and
blame Him for our pain. Yet all the
while God is telling us that if we would just wait on Him and trust His timing
He has something so much better for us then what we could ever choose! We need
to, “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (Psalm
27:14). Instead of following our own
wants and desires come before God and give them to Him! Wait on God, and wait for His answer. Be strong in Him, take heart in the knowledge
that He has a plan, and know that He will see it through.
You see, God’s timing is perfect. Even though we think everything needs to
happen right this instant, God tells us to wait more often than not. He brings people into our lives when we are
ready. He uses our moments alone to
build our character and to deepen our relationship with Him. He knows when everything will come to
pass. But before He reveals even the
smallest piece of His plan to us, we have to trust Him no matter the
circumstances. We have to trust His
timing and that He has a plan. Our focus
should be on Him and not ourselves. God
allows things to happen for a reason, He has a plan for every day, every
moment, and every second. There is a set
time God has made for things to happen in our lives and even though it may not
be the way we want it to happen or in the time we expect it, we need to trust
Him.
God has set a time for the things we desire and need. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every
activity under Heaven.” We need to trust
this and be patient instead of expecting an instant answer or instant
gratification. Wait on Him and His
timing. He has a plan that is far
greater than we could ever imagine.
Dear God,
We know that you have
brought everything to pass in its exact timing, and now it is up to us to trust
you and wait on you. Help us to trust
your plan. Show us where you want us to
go, when to the take the next step in our lives, and who to take those steps
with. Help us to honor you in this and
in our walk with you. We know that so
often we don’t want to wait on you and your plan. There are many moments in our lives when we
feel as though you have forgotten us and our desires. But that is never the case! So help us, help us to honor you and wait on
your timing. Help us to make you
proud! Help us to become a generation
after your heart! Teach us how to become such a generation. This is my desire, help it to be the desire
of all! For it is in your holy and
beautiful name that we ask this,
Amen
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