Wait Upon the Lord

Last week I listened to my husband on the phone PLANNING MY LIFE. If I got this job I would do this and he would do that etc, etc, etc. I got quite upset with him - how dare he tell everyone what I would do.

Fortunately I didn't have the same answer for the Lord when I realized that I was doing the same thing. I was planning my life, with no thought of what the Lord might think about it. I wasn't WAITING ON THE LORD like I had been told to do for the last 3 months, I was waiting for the answer that I wanted.

Was I allowing God to be in control of my life? Now those who know me well know that PATIENCE in not one of my best attribites. By not waiting and resting in God, I was missing out on a very special POWERFUL and PERSONAL experience of Him.

Like Hannah, I had to wait for a child to bless our home. Now he has grown and I am waiting a little impatiently for grandchildren. Recently we received a call from a family member, who told us his daughter was pregnant. Now, she may love her boyfriend, she may even be living with him - I don't know the circumstance, but I do no she isn't married. Now I know it is not frowned upon anymore, and I am not criticizing my neice - but I do thank the Lord that my son and his young wife have followed the Biblical way, and are waiting.

But it's not easy to wait. Especially when you want something so much, and the waiting is just so hard to bear. But what happens when we wait and don't try to tell God what to do. We will experience the wonder of what God has store for us. For me - I wait for a JOB, but not just any job - I want to serve God, I want to make the difference in somebody's life. At the moment, I am reminded that I need to do this as a wife. No matter how hard it is or how tired I feel, I am trying to do just a little bit of housework or baking each day, just to bring a smile to Mark's face.

But most of all I am preparing myself by RESTING in Him, reading His Word, praying and meeting with Christian friends so that I can gain the strength to GO when God says GO. I am TRUSTING, as I always have, that GOD KNOWS BEST. As for becoming a grandmother, I'm willing to wait for that too!!

To hear more about WAITING ON THE LORD, I recommend you go to the Gold Coast Family Church's website and listen to some our minister's `SEASONS' messages. He says it a little bit better than I can.