TEXT:
PSALM 37:7-9
“Be still in the presence of the lord and wait
patiently for him to act, don't worry about evil who prosper or fret about
their wicked schemes. Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your
temper, it only leads to harm. For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who
trust in the lord will possess the land.”
As human beings we all have one need or the
other that we want God to meet in our lives. The Economists says “Human wants
are unlimited but the resources are limited.” Once a need is met or fulfilled,
it opens door for another need. For example if you are praying to God to give
you a husband or a wife, once that prayer is being answered, there will be need
for children in the matrimony, then the need for God’s provision to take care
of the children. It continues like that, therefore there will always be a need
for God to meet to make us happy.
Because of the limited resources, unlike the
people of the world that would embark on unholy or shady means of meeting their
needs, as believers we need to wait on God to meet all our needs (Philippians
4:19). In the quest for us to meet our needs, or due to urgency of the need, we
tend to forget God and want to get things done with our human wisdom. The bible
says you should commit your ways to the lord and He will direct your path. Many
times you feel you have committed your ways to God, but of a truth you have not
done so.
Some people would map out what they want, they
will set time limit, decide how to get it done or how to achieve their purpose,
and they will then take it to God for “endorsement.” This is not what God meant
when He said we should commit our ways to Him. When committing your ways to
God; He must do the planning with you, He must be the one that will give you
the time limit, how and when to get things done must be from Him.
The period of waiting could be a very painful
and challenging period, nobody likes waiting, we want to desire a thing and get
it instantly. As painful as waiting is, as frustrating as we think waiting
could be, you need to wait for God to bring out the best in you! This is where
many believers have failed God, they believe God’s time is slow and seems not
forth coming, therefore they give up on waiting on God and they go ahead to try
something that is against the will of God for them. if you wait for God to act
like our text said; you will experience bountiful blessing that nobody else can
give you. Therefore if you have a need and you want to experience divine
breakthrough and everlasting joy, you need to wait for God. If you run ahead of God
to get things done on your own, instead of success; failure and frustration
will set in. if you eventually get it done your own way, it may not last. That time that you think God is not acting,
or God is delaying, He is behind the scene working on your behalf to bring out
the best for you. The period of your waiting determines what your success will
be. For example the period of pregnancy of an Elephant is longer than that of a
Dog, and when they both give birth to their babies, the reason why the duration
of the Elephants’ pregnancy takes longer than that of a dog is seen on their
babies. If you want to enjoy lasting blessing that will surpass your
counterparts, you need to wait because nothing good comes cheap, and whatever
the devil gives you will never last and it will end in sorrow. Therefore wait
for your divine turn around.
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