WAIT

Sometimes God says WAIT!
This is something that most of us DON’T like to hear! Speaking for myself….I REALLY don’t like that word! My husband would tell you waiting is not my greatest virtue at all!!! He, on the other hand, is a master at the waiting game! Drives my bananas! Haha! He and a friend of ours nicknamed me a long time ago “Not now…Right now”!! So, yes I am working on that quality…still!! In my younger years while I was growing up I used to run track and I was infamous for false starts!! Yes, I was always anticipating the start…. the beginning… the race. Understand that when someone is well trained in WAITING, and being watchful, and becomes groomed in hearing the gun go off that is the athlete to be contended with! God our Father holds the gun, He knows the race better than anyone!! He knows the best pace to run because it is HIM that knows what it will take to finish the race!! Have you ever watched the movie “Secretariat”? It is a movie about an American Thoroughbred racehorse who became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years. He had a record breaking win in the Belmont Stakes where he left the field 31 lengths behind him and is regarded as one of the greatest races of all time!! So extremely exciting to watch!! What an amazing example of what God is trying to teach us here. In this race this horse, with his well trained rider waited…..until the rider knew it was time to let Secretariat go!! The rider knew Secretariat, knew the race, and knew WHEN to go!!
The Bible tells us in Isaiah 40:31, “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” Let’s apply this to our lives, our race. We may have something burning deep within our souls….but wisdom says wait!! WAIT on the LORD!! Let HIM tell you when to run, where to run, how fast to run!! Let’s not wear ourselves out by running when God never asked us to!! As they say….slow your roll!! False starts can get you into lots of trouble!! Trust me, I have a world of experience in that department!! Spend time with your Father….WAIT on Him and He will show you!!