Waiting

One of our primary postures in our experience of God is a posture, that as a culture, we hate. It’s the posture of waiting.  Waiting on God. Standing still before the throne completely surrendered to His time table. 

It’s a posture that we find completely unacceptable.  To keep someone waiting is the equivalent of stealing in our driven American culture. It lacks respect and will strain even the strongest relationships. Yet this is to be our posture before our God.  

I’ve heard it said that this is to teach us certain things, but the problem is that I believe God may still keep you waiting after you’ve learned those lessons. I think it has less to do with a lesson & more to do with reality.  

Simply put, we belong to Him. Everything revolves around His timing. Any attempt to deny that, speed it up, or manipulate that will be futile. God moves at His pace because everything revolves around Him & always will. It’s His plan executed at His pace. 

Waiting is simply our choice to join all of creation and fall into the symphony of a world created to revolve around Him & move with His command.  It’s the choice to embrace reality.