Patience

Living in a fast-paced culture that demands instant-gratification, patience might be one of the toughest fruits for us to produce as Christians in our world today. It's tough. We know what we want & we want it now. No questions. No waiting. NOW.

But Godly patience in our lives calls for us to have faith in God's timing. It demands we trust in His perfect timing & understand He will deliver perfect results.

And trusting in that timing often calls for waiting. Isaiah 40:31 tells us "they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength." By waiting upon the Lord's timing, we will be strengthened. We will be taken care of. We have to understand we serve a perfect God that provides in perfect timing & delivers perfect results. 


But waiting doesn't call for laziness. Sometimes I think we relate waiting to sitting around & just doing nothing. But God has a purpose in our patience: preparation. While we are patiently waiting on God's timing, we are still called to be faithful. To be faithful during those times to continue obeying the Lord. To continue doing what God has called us to do. To be faithful during those times to prepare ourselves for God's results.

However, too many times I think we force God's timing. We become impatient & rush what God has in store. When we do this, the outcome is not perfect. The results are not near as great or perfect had we waited on the Lord's timing. Look no further than Abraham rushing God's timing to provide him a son. He rushed it, bore a son with a maidservant & completely screwed up things to come. Had he trusted in the Lord's timing, he would have received perfect results.

Wait upon the Lord. Be strengthened in His promise to provide. Trust a perfect God to deliver perfect results in His perfect timing.

JV