Waiting

There is a Godly kind of waiting that the Bible speaks of.
Psalm 27:14 says:
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Isiah 40:31 says:
Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength, they will mount up on wings as eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

When most of us think of waiting, we think of sitting around twiddling our thumbs or something like that. That is not the kind of waiting that God is talking about. I've been listening to John Waller's song, "While I'm Waiting". It is the most amazing song. I highly recommend it! If you can, go listen to it. You can get on utube and type in John Waller and some choices will come up.
This song talks about the Godly kind of waiting, it says, "I will worship will I'm waiting, I will serve you while I'm waiting." It talks about being patient and taking every step in obedience.
You see, God's promises are true and when you pray God's will then He will work in your life. It may not always turn out the way you want it to but He will always work for your good. One thing I have noticed about God is that there is almost always a waiting period. When we pray for healing, for finances, or a loved ones salvation usually God is going to give us some directions, some steps to take and we are going to have to be obedient. And then we are going to have to wait. Sometimes we wait a short time and sometimes until it almost seems too late. But God is never too late, He is always right on time.
So how long do we wait before we give up? God says, "As long as it takes, my child, as long as it takes."
So serve Him while your waiting! Worship while your waiting!

Without this.... you cannot please God.

What is the one thing that pleases God the most? What does he seek after?

Hebrews 11:6 says:

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone that comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those whose earnestly seek Him.

So what is faith? Faith is just believing God. I can feel His longing right now to find someone who will just believe Him. Someone, is there is anyone? Anyone who will dare believe without seeing? Anyone who will open His Word and believe everything it says?
Have you heard the saying, "Seeing is not believing, believing is seeing." This is so true with our God. First comes the believing, then comes the tangible evidence. And the correlation grows to the more we believe Him the more we will see Him.
Isn't it amazing how God chose to work this? But one thing I can promise you, if you believe Him, and grow in Him, He will reveal Himself to you. Right now God is so real to me that there is no one on earth that could convince me that He doesn't exist.
To know what an orange tastes like, you first have to peel it, and bite into it, right? Same concept with God.
"Taste and see that the Lord is good."

A second thought for the day:
God is wanting you to come away with Him today. Just find a few minutes and a quiet place and be with Him. He is longing for you. Just go there and by "faith" know that He is with you. It doesn't matter what you do there. You can talk to Him or praise Him or just sit and breath in His presence, He just wants you to be with Him.

Do You Keep God in a Little Box?

It really makes me sad when I hear people saying how they just don't believe something that is in the Word of God. There are many things of God that may seem strange to our natural minds, but is it up to us to say what is truth and what is not? The one and only true source of all truth is God and His Word. Nothing can be lifted higher. Certainly not the opinions of man. Oh how we limit God. Sometimes we choose to put Him in a little box of only what our minds can handle. How sad, oh how very sad. It just breaks my heart how much we miss when we choose not to believe. I encourage you today to get brave. Seek truth at all costs. Say to God, "Whatever you have for me, I want it! Don't hold anything back! Please God reveal the truth to me about everything that I've been blinded to!" I've been doing this for years and it is amazing how much God has opened my eyes to!
Friends, we serve a great BIG God with endless exciting characteristics! With endless adventures and joy and power! Our God is able to do anything!

I love this verse in 2 Timothy 4:3,4

For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

This makes me think of so many people who decide what they want to believe and then find teachings to back that up! How sad, what a waste! Think about this, what good is believing something or learning about something that is not the truth???
True wisdom seeks truth. The truth is the Word of God.

Proverbs 2:1-12

My son if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
Then you will understand what is right and just and fair - every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you. Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse...

I challenge you today to seek truth with all your heart. Seek the Word of God for truth. Seek it constantly, make it your goal in life. Read the Word, meditate on it, learn it, Go for it!