Sunday, November 16, 2008

"When God?"

One thought/question that has constantly been on my mind recently is "when?" See in this last little bit, God has brought me to so many places of quiet surrender, prepared my heart for things that He wants to do, and changed my very plans/outlook for life...
But with all of this, (and don't get me wrong, I LOVE what He is doing!) I also get to accept His timetable for these sorts of things.
I don't know what it is about human nature in general, but we really hate adhering to someone else's timetable. I think this is poignantly true when it comes to our dearest and truest Scheduler... God. This has been pointed out to me by several dear friends... and by personal study, recently. Not only do I look at a timetable that someone (or Someone) else has set out with a critical eye, but often also with a rebellious spirit! Why is my first response, "Can't we get this all done sooner than that?" or "No, we can't rush with this, we need to wait for that kind of a big step!"
But when I proceed to do this same thing with God, I know, right from the start, that it is completely wrong! It's one thing to look at man's plans... imperfect people... and criticize, but to look to our Heavenly Father, who loves us more than we can imagine in our wildest dreams... and to flat out tell Him that we don't think He knows best what is right for us... or when it is right for us? It's downright crazy!!
So I find myself resting in the promise that as the heavens are higher above the earth, so His ways are higher than mine... I can't understand or comprehend everything that He is doing, but I have to be able to come to the place where I can trust fall into His arms and forever rest there.

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