I chuckled when I read this story of one man’s concept of what it means to “Wait on the Lord.”
WAIT UPON THE LORD ……..
After starting a new diet I altered my drive to work to avoid passing my favorite bakery.
I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning and as I approached, there in the window were a host of goodies.
I felt this was no accident, so I prayed … “Lord, it’s up to you, if you want me to have any of those delicious goodies, create a parking place for me directly in front of the bakery.”
And sure enough, on the eighth time around the block, there it was!
God is so Good!”
Of course, none of us would ever do anything like this!!
But nonetheless, I can’t help but draw a lesson from it.
There’s a difference between waiting for something to happen materially that you want to happen, and waiting on God to reveal a progressive step to take.
The above is humorous because the dieter did not consult God first. He outlined what he wanted to happen and then kept driving around the block until it happened.
Sometimes this method of human willing an outcome works, but other times it doesn’t.
It reminded of times when I’ve come up with my own idea to write an article or talk, and I write and write to finish the task, and the piece doesn’t come together. Blinded by human will, I’ve often “driven around the block again and again,” only to no avail. Finally, frustrated to no end, I’ve had to stop and accept that my original idea wasn’t as inspired as I thought it was, and that I needed to listen to God better and start over with an idea that is truly inspired. When I’ve done this, the piece will come together and usually with ease and grace.
It can be tough at times to sort out what God wants us to do, and what selfish desire wants to do, but with practice, and trial and error, we learn to wait on God first, listen to the divine plan, and then act. The parking space will open up in just the right place for us then, and we won’t have to waste a lot of expensive gas in mindless runs around the proverbial block!