"Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;" Psalms 37:7a
The purposes of God often develop slowly because His grand designs are never hurried. The great New England preacher Phillips Brooks was noted for his poise and quiet manner. At times, however, even he suffered moments of frustration and irritability. One day a friend saw him feverishly pacing the floor like a caged lion. "What's the trouble, Mr. brooks?" he asked.
"The trouble is that I'm in a hurry, but God isn't!" Haven't we felt the same way many times?
Yesterday all of my daily devotional readings were on the need for patience in our walk with Christ. Sometimes I feeling like a friend of mine who prayed, "God I want patience and I want it right now!" I know that often I need to slow down and learn to wait on God. I struggle to just be and not to continue to do and do and do.
What about you, how hard is it to wait on the Lord?
RevRichard
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