Waiting on God

Okay, I have to say that I’m pretty excited about a couple of new songs that the praise team is learning! One is called “O Praise Him” which you can find on Denny’s blog. The other one is called “Everlasting God” by Lincoln Brewster. I love this song because it speaks of both waiting on God, and who God is.

You see, waiting on God doesn’t mean that we just sit around and do nothing. It means that we stay at our post until God tells us to move. It means that we don’t just jump into something, but we prayerfully consider what it is that God might have us do. There is definitely a time that we need to act but it’s His time, not ours.

Maybe God has whispered to your spirit something that He wants to do in your life, but you don’t see that happening yet. Wait. Maybe you’re in a bad marriage, not abusive, just not right. And maybe you feel like God just keeps telling you, “just hang on.” Wait. Maybe it’s another job, another house, a spouse, WHATEVER, you think God has spoken to you, but has not yet manifested. Wait. Stay at your post until God tells you to move.

I love the following verse Isaiah 30:18 “But God's not finished. He's waiting around to be gracious to you. He's gathering strength to show mercy to you. God takes the time to do everything right—everything. Those who wait around for him are the lucky ones.”

The other day, I heard a preacher speaking of the Kentucky Derby. He said that going into the race the horse named “Street Sense” was the “chosen one”. He was the pick to win the race. However, going into the fourth turn, Street Sense was running second to last place. As they went into the fourth turn Street Sense began to make his move. He passed every other horse and won the Kentucky Derby. I hear tell that Later when they interviewed the jockey that was riding Street Sense, they, in a tactful way, asked, “what were you doing? You were running second to last going into the fourth turn?” The jockey replied, “I was just waiting to make my move.”
That’s how we need to be. We need to continually watch and wait, and then move when God says move.