Wait!

Wait!

Isaiah 40:31 AMP

[31] But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired.

In a world that teaches haste, without the very important lesson on direction, today's verse is really relevant to this present generation. We have been taught to just keep moving, and so people just have plenty of motion and not much impact. We are raising a restless and stressed generation; people who just cannot sit still, and we usually defer to the general excuse of 'attention span'. Whilst this may be true, it does not diminish the importance of waiting on God. Why is waiting so important? A definition of waiting is to 'stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event'. It is not as if you are clueless about what to do, or are lazy and lackadaisical; it is that you need to get definite guidance on what to do, when to do and how to do it. That definition makes it clear that there is an action or a decision to be taken or made, but there is a delay to that action or decision, as there is a higher power to consult. 

This is where God comes into the picture. The idea of waiting for the Lord is not popular. It may appear that God cannot be rushed, and you cannot push Him to act in a certain way or at a certain time. That is actually very true, but His idea of time is nothing like our own idea. We are the ones who count time by seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years, but God is not bound by those human schemes. When it is His time to act, it does not matter what else is happening in or  around me; He will do whatever He wants to do, and whatever pleases Him. It does appear that I have not been given a choice in this matter; but it is the waiting that is my own contribution to that which God wants to do. Waiting on God when others are in a hurry will require faith and trust in God's ability to lead and direct. Waiting on God means being in His presence and being patient to hear clearly before you start to run.

So, when I begin to move, I have a clear idea of who is behind my commission, who is supplying the inspiration and guidance, and who is providing all the necessary things required for the vision He has birthed. It does not matter the speed with which I start; God wants me to surrender to Him so He can take me to the place He has prepared for me. If it is walking, I walk daily in line with His will. If it is running, I run the race that has been set before me, looking unto Jesus as the author and finisher of our faith. If it is soaring, I rely on the winds of the Spirit to keep me where I should be. At whatever stage I am, I know that God is able to keep me centred in His purpose and busy under His command. Of course, if He leads and I follow carefully, impact is not negotiable. The one who God helps will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Do you know this God? Does He also know you as His own? God's time of favour is here.