Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 27:14 KJV
It can be exceedingly difficult at times to sit still and wait on the Lord. There might be times in your life, where you wish to hear the voice of the Lord-or receive answers to questions or decisions…and lose patience if you do not hear it immediately. By losing patience-you might make an irrational decision that could otherwise have been avoided had you listened to the Lord-and your heart.
He is of abundance in His scope of understanding and His depth of love. He is your Father who protects you and cherishes you unconditionally. He wants to hear you ask for His Godly advice and counsel-He wants you to move on His decisions and be obedient in your walk with Him.
There was a woman I knew years ago who wanted to be a licensed nursing home administrator. She kept taking the test over and over-and kept falling short by two points. After awhile, she gave up. She put it on the shelf…and continued in her role as a Director in Social Services-and later on as a Director of an Assisted Living Facility. She managed to touch on many lives- and helped change lives in the process while being in that particular capacity. That woman was me.
Apparently the Lord wanted me to stay in that capacity, as social worker where I would do the most good for the patients. I was “hands on” and involved with them on every level. I see now that the Lord was giving me many hints- and I wasn’t paying attention. I just thought I could operate on a higher level for the patients by being the licensed nursing home administrator. I was wrong. The Lord made me see that.
In retrospect- I see that the Lord was not only doing what was best for the patients in the nursing home-but was protecting me as well. He was showing me the path- however, I wasn’t sitting still listening or understanding.
Knowing me as He does-He probably realized that I was going to be so involved it may have stressed me out to a point of being counter productive to the patients. I would not have been able to spend the detailed amount of time I did with each resident/patient – day to day. I would not have been able to help the employees or families in the way I did as a social worker.
Thank you God – for showing me the better path. For protecting me. And thank you for your relentless patience while waiting for me to “see” and understand.
So-for those of you reading this post. Please realize, if you don’t already- that there will be times that a promotion doesn’t come your way. Or, there will be times when you don’t get that job you interviewed for…Or there may be a time when you miss an opportunity that you were waiting for.
God loves you – and He knows what is best for you. And, if that promotion didn’t come your way-there may be another one coming up better suited for you. And, if you didn’t get the job you interviewed for, then there is one with your name on it right around the corner. And that missed opportunity – you missed it for a “reason” – that only God knows about at that given moment. But sit and wait on the Lord – and it will be revealed to you eventually.
So thank you God for your love , guidance, patience – and understanding for all aspects of my life from conception to birth; from childhood through each decade of my life – and now in my adult years. Thank you Abba Father – and all the Glory and Honor belong to you now and always my Lord my God.
You are the reason for everything in my life – and you have given me the wisdom to understand. So, thank you for letting me see and teaching me how to “sit and wait on You Lord.” I am yours forever. Teach me more each day Master-I am forever willing and anxious to learn and draw closer to you Father…I am grateful that your hand is always within reach, and your arms are always open for me. I love you.
5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: Proverbs 1:5 KJV
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 KJV
Psalm 1-2 KJV
1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night
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