"They say, 'Let God hurry; let Him do His work soon so we may see it. Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel happen soon so that we will know what it is.'" -- Isaiah 5:19
I'm impatient. I never thoughts I was until I came to know God. Now I see the truth. I ask God for something, and I want his response right now. It's something that a lot of people struggle with.
Lately, my biggest struggle has been for God to answer me about relationships. I pray daily that God will open a path for Bob and I to reconcile and work out our differences, but if that's not God's will, then I pray that he'll bring someone else into my life. It's been a month, neither has happened. And I find myself very impatient. I *want* a relationship. I really *want* my relationship with Bob to be repaired, because I think that with the right counseling we can be an amazingly strong Christian couple.
But what does God want for me? Right now, I don't know.
This morning's verse came to me in an email devotional., The writer explained her own struggle with this very topic. And I can surely relate. I want to see God's blessing right this instant so that I know that he's there and he's working for me. How selfish can you get?
It takes only a small look around to see God working. On a prayer list, I have seen healings, and blessings, and forgiveness -- all of which are miracles that wouldn't be possible without God. In my own life, I've had healing for a slight injury that was causing me a lot of pain. I'm blessed daily with yet another day to live, to spread God's word, and to show others how wonderful a life in Christ can be. And still my selfish nature demands that I have an answer from God, right now!
So today, and for the days going forward, I'm going to remember that I'm not the only person in God's care. And instead of caring so much about me, I'm going to lay my life at his feet and I'm going to see how I can help him do HIS work. God will take care of me. And he'll use me to take care of someone else. But I have to be willing to let it happen. I am.
2 comments:
Virgin Again, excellent post!! I drop in on you now and again to see how you are doing and am always impressed with what I see.
You might be interested in a dialogue on "Romance, Passion and Christian Women" that's going on between me and Dawn Kinzer and her blog readers at http://www.dawnkinzer.blogspot.com/.
If you get a chance, drop by to give us your input.
Hugs,
Julie
Julie, thanks for your words of encouragement. I will stop by Dawn Kinzer's blog a little later this week.
Thanks for continuing to read. I really want to share this struggle with other women, because I know that many are also going through it. I pray that God uses my experiences to help someone else.
His~
Jae
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