Running Ahead.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Running Ahead. One of the most difficult words in the vocabulary of my relationship with Christ is “wait.” I’m not good at it, at all. I’ve never been the kind of guy that’s good at waiting.
When I was a child and my parents would take me with them to Wal-Mart, I would immediately find that one toy I wanted. I guess the one good thing about me was that I would actually pick one, unlike some of my friends who wanted the entire isle in one trip. No, I was satisfied with just one at a time. But I wanted it then, not on my birthday or Christmas as I was often reminded was coming up before too long. I didn’t like waiting.
When I got a little older and started driving I found that it was really easy to go a little faster than the posted speed. In my mind, I already had my eyes fixed on my destination and the in between was just taking too long. So I got a few tickets early in my driving career. I didn’t like taking my time – I didn’t like waiting.
They tell me that from the time I was old enough to walk, I didn’t – I ran. Everywhere I went in the house was a dead sprint. I have scars to prove that, too. I have been walking through a store in recent years and been told by people I’m with that they can’t keep up. I’m a man on a mission, I tell ya. And I don’t like waiting.
Yet so much of my life now is spent doing just that which I don’t like to do – waiting. It seems that every time God hasn’t made His will clear and open and I run ahead thinking I know what’s best, I find myself in an awful situation. And so I wait, and as hard as it is for me, I try to find some joy in it. After all, I know my God is in control, He’s faithful, and He’ll never let me down. And so I’m waiting. And if past experience and the Word of God hold true as they always do, what He has in store is well worth the waiting – every time.

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Until next time,
blake

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