ODB: Waiting…
November 9, 2011
Waiting for God is never a waste of time.
READ: Luke 2:22-38
Blessed are all those who wait for Him. —Isaiah 30:18
Autumn is hunting season here in Michigan. For a few weeks every year, licensed hunters are allowed to go out into the woods and hunt for various species of wildlife. Some hunters build elaborate tree stands high above the ground where they sit quietly for hours waiting for a deer to wander within rifle range.
When I think of hunters who are so patient when it comes to waiting for deer, I think of how impatient we can be when we have to wait for God. We often equate “wait” with “waste.” If we’re waiting for something (or someone), we think we are doing nothing, which, in an accomplishment-crazed culture, seems like a waste of time.
But waiting serves many purposes. In particular, it proves our faith. Those whose faith is weak are often the first to give up waiting, while those with the strongest faith are willing to wait indefinitely.
When we read the Christmas story in Luke 2, we learn of two people who proved their faith by their willingness to wait. Simeon and Anna waited long, but their time wasn’t wasted; it put them in a place where they could witness the coming of Messiah (vv.22-38).
Not receiving an immediate answer to prayer is no reason to give up faith.
— Julie Ackerman Link
Source: Our Daily Bread
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Amen… =D
I think having the patient to wait also have to do with anticipation. Just like deer-hunting and fishing, they are activities that require patient – waiting in anticipation and the sense of fulfillment in having caught one is beyond words at time especially when it is rare catch.
I believe that God does impress upon our hearts his message and bring about a change in our lives through deep conviction. The question is: Do we have the same spirit of anticipation?
Of course, there are times of disappointment when we didn’t caught anyhing but not discouraged by these few times because it is part of the outcome which we are facing in life. Therefore, we need not be dismay when God is slient for our Lord knows.
Now on the flip, God is also waiting in anticipation for us to commune with Him. Are we excited about sharing or talking to Him?