The countdown has begun! We count the days, the months, and the years…and when a happening is upon us we have been known to count the minutes and hours, too! We prepare, we anticipate and we look for signs. If we had our way, everything would have happened yesterday. We forget that life on earth is all about the journey.
Genesis 4:3 makes this statement: “And in process of time it came to pass…”. Life is all about the process. Learning, growing and being are overlooked so many times in our efforts to get somewhere or to achieve an outcome. If we are not careful, we can rush through the days and events of our life and miss our opportunities to simply walk in fellowship with Christ, to sit at His feet and enjoy the sweetness of a relationship with our Creator.
Are we worried, frustrated and stressed? I know that when I find myself experiencing those feelings, that what I need the most is just to spend some time with Him. When I allow time for a conscious understanding of who He is and who I am in Him…I gain perspective and confidence to face the challenges of my life. Frustration and fear are replaced with peace. I know that what He has promised will come to pass in His time, not mine.
God told Israel that He was going send the Messiah…and they prepared, anticipated and looked for signs. He didn’t come in the manner they expected Him to come and He didn’t come when they expected Him to come. Generations waited for the fulfillment of His promise. And He did come. Galatians 4:4 says, “But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman…”. The fulness of time in our lives will come…because God always does what He says He will do! It’s just that simple.
So…let’s relax in Him, embrace the joys that this season brings, and make the most of our precious time in the waiting room!
“I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand,
I shall not be moved.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth:
my flesh also shall rest in hope.”
PSALM 16:8,9
