WAIT!!!

My Belief

I was flying a flight to Michigan recently that was a perfect example to me of the virtue of patience and waiting. Our flight was delayed for weather and the passengers were grumpy as a result of it. Once we were prepared to leave the unthinkable happened. My new flight attendant lost her ID badge and was illegal to fly the flight. The passengers were irate. Most of them demanded to be put on the next flight which was a few hours later. We assured them another flight attendant was being looked for to fly this flight, but most of the passengers were in disbelief. They stormed off to wait for the next flight in a different part of the airport. Well, another flight attendant was found shortly there after and we departed with only a fraction of the originally full flight. The flight attendant that was now with us, was pulled from the later flight to work our flight. The later flight would now be either severely delayed or canceled. Do we do this in our own lives as Christians? Do we say this sucks and God is taking too long. I will do it myself. Are we one of the few that waited on the Lord and are put on board or are we the majority that think we can do it ourselves and are left behind? When we grab hold of the reigns ourselves we are certain of only one thing, FAILURE! When we wait on God's timing, no matter how uncertain things may seem, he will provide exactly what we need, in his time.

Scripture

Isaiah 40:31
Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.

Application for Life

Wait for the Lord in everything. Wait for the job, the house, the school, the relationship and the lost soul. God blesses us when we are patient and wait for him. You don't have to remain idle. God says there is something specific for us to do in the mean time. PRAY! Pray to the Lord for guidance and opportunity. Saturate everything in prayer and WAIT upon the Lord.