Several weeks ago in the Bible study I am currently in we ended on a nugget of truth that has had my mind churning ever since.
The question the teacher asked was 'what are your waiting for?'
A new job?
A baby?
A promotion?
An agreeable spouse?
A good's night rest?
A pay raise?
New house or car?
Better behaved kids?
warmer weather? ;-)
Really. What is in your mind that you would say "if I had.... then I'd feel better."
Honestly.
Isaiah 40:31
"Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength..."
The point is- anything else that we are truly waiting for - and if we're taking an honest soul-searching, Lord-reveal-this-to-me look inside we're all waiting for something- if it's not God's presence ALONE in our lives, then our strength will be depleted.
Oh I so remember being 11 months pregnant with Jaedon (ok, not really...) and waiting...waiting...waiting... his due date came and went... still waiting.
I can attest...my strength was depleted!
I know the feeling of waiting for the call about a job lead- and jumping everytime the phone rang!
Depleted.
I am NOT by nature a patient person by any stretch of the imagination. Waiting on a preschooler???? ;-) DEPLETED!!!!
Only when our wait time is in time with God's time will be not only be strengthened but renewed!
Here's to waiting well.
The question the teacher asked was 'what are your waiting for?'
A new job?
A baby?
A promotion?
An agreeable spouse?
A good's night rest?
A pay raise?
New house or car?
Better behaved kids?
warmer weather? ;-)
Really. What is in your mind that you would say "if I had.... then I'd feel better."
Honestly.
Isaiah 40:31
"Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength..."
The point is- anything else that we are truly waiting for - and if we're taking an honest soul-searching, Lord-reveal-this-to-me look inside we're all waiting for something- if it's not God's presence ALONE in our lives, then our strength will be depleted.
Oh I so remember being 11 months pregnant with Jaedon (ok, not really...) and waiting...waiting...waiting... his due date came and went... still waiting.
I can attest...my strength was depleted!
I know the feeling of waiting for the call about a job lead- and jumping everytime the phone rang!
Depleted.
I am NOT by nature a patient person by any stretch of the imagination. Waiting on a preschooler???? ;-) DEPLETED!!!!
Only when our wait time is in time with God's time will be not only be strengthened but renewed!
Here's to waiting well.
2 comments:
thanks for this! :) and i love your tracker to see who checks your blog. :)
i'm waiting for spring myself ;o)
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