My word for April 22nd is WAIT
As I sat in the alley waiting in the carwash line, I was
noticing everything around me. The
car wash is in an older part of town so many of the houses are older. A little old man was in his garage
getting things out to feed the birds and a woman was walking down the alley to
get a drink out of the coke machine.
While still in line the lady made it back around my car with her canned
drinks and headed back home. As I
watched the lady walking away I noticed a lab. The lab was in a dog run. He was running in circles picking up his toy and then
tossing it up. He kept doing this
over and over. I wondered if this
was the ladies dog. Sure enough
the women turned and went to the home.
What amazed me was when the women walked by the dog. The dog was still running around in
circles with its toy and the woman walked right by. She didn’t speak to the dog; she didn’t even look at the
dog. The dog walk around his pin
one more time and then lies down and put his head on his toy. He had waited and waited and still
nothing happened.
Have you ever felt like this? You are screaming inside for help or just for someone to
notice? But it seems everyone
walks by absorbed in this busy world that we live in. So many children I taught
were like this. They would act out
because they needed a little attention.
By the time anyone gives them attention it is too late the damage is
done. Just as the lab, some may
feel they are locked in a pin and can’t get out. They are trapped, not knowing where to turn, or how to
change their circumstances. They
feel life is dull and pointless. They
are tired of everything being shoved under the rug, not acknowledging anything
that is happening. They are ready
to just lie down and give up. They
are tired of waiting. Just as if
we are sitting in a waiting room where time stands still waiting on a miracle
to happen.
When feeling we are waiting on a miracle we need to remember
there is only one person we should wait on. That one person is the Lord. It may seem the wait is long, but it is well worth it. When we are in need, waiting on the
Lord is a must. He says cast all
your burdens on Him. We must wait
with our weighty problems. One of the most difficult things about waiting on
the Lord is learning to hold back the negatives. All the
negatives and positives are wound together like a rope. When these things are wound together
perfectly they give us strength, courage, patience, and endurance. The situations we face in our lives are
intertwined together and can be difficult. It involves having obedience by faith and waiting on
Him.
Have patience and wait on the Lord and His timing, it will
be the best wait of your life.
Dear Lord we know that you know the perfect timing for
everything. The waiting game can
be long and difficult, but we must trust You. Give us strength to hold back the negatives and push forward
with the positives. In this busy
world that we live in give us the ability to sit back and wait. Lead us to those who need us to help
them with their waiting game. During
this journey of 2012 we will wait on you and have faith in what you have in
store for us.
Lamentations 3:25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the
person who seeks Him.
Psalm 62:5-8 my soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him. 6 He
only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken. 7 On
God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge
is in God. 8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before
Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.
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