Waiting

Waiting.  Waiting is not something I am good at.  In fact  you could say I hate to wait.  I can be very impatient.  Sometimes I jump into things before really checking them out or seeking God's counsel.   But, waiting is something that God asks us to do at times.  He says in Isaiah 40:31, "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not grow weary; and they shall walk and not grow faint."  This verse has popped into my head a lot lately as I have been seeking God for guidance in my job. 

Well, I have left my job, so the waiting is over.  Now there is a new waiting period.  A period or rest and seeking and growing.  I know God has something for me, I'm just waiting to find out what it is. That is the hard part, waiting.  It is weird not having to get up every morning and go to work.  To have nothing to prepare for the kiddos to do.  Instead I wake up and get into God's Word and find direction for my day.  I exercise my faith that He will show me the next step as I am stepping forward in the dark.  

I find it interesting how God has interwoven everything.  Listening, doing, waiting, having faith to go and do what He asks, even if we don't have the whole picture.  Trusting that He won't let us fall off the mountain into the abyss.  There are times during the day the thoughts in my head turn to worry and fretting about the drop in our budget and God will put a song in my mind:

Be not dismayed whate’er betide,

God will take care of you!

Beneath His wings of love abide,

God will take care of you!

God will take care of you,

Through every day o’er all the way;

He will take care of you;

God will take care of you!

Through days of toil when heart doth fail,

God will take care of you!

When dangers fierce your path assail,

God will take care of you!

All you may need He will provide,

God will take care of you!

Trust Him, and you will be satisfied,

God will take care of you!

Lonely and sad, from friends apart,

God will take care of you!

He will give peace to your aching heart,

God will take care of you!

No matter what may be the test,

God will take care of you!

Lean, weary one, upon His breast,

God will take care of you!

(by Civilla Durfee Martin)

I particularly like verse three, 

"All you may need He will provide,

God will take care of you!

Trust Him, and you will be satisfied,

God will take care of you!"

And this involves waiting.  Waiting for the new adventure, wondering what it will be.  Will it be in ministry again?  Children or adults?  Will I be waiting long or is something just around the corner.  It is exciting and scary at the same time.  But, I'm working on my listening skills and my waiting skills and my doing skills. They all work together.  I just need to remember that it is in God's time, not mine.  

Here is a video of a beautiful version of "God Will Take Care of You" performed by the Oakridge Boys.

Father,

Thank you for Your patience with me, for guiding me, and teaching me.  

In Jesus Name

Amen