Waiting on God's timing

We had a good weekend in Nebraska. Met a lot of people and saw some beautiful countryside. There were some encouraging things and some things that caused to wonder if this is the place for us. Now comes the hard part. The waiting. Waiting for God to show us what is our next step.

"Those who WAIT on the Lord will renew their strength, they will mount up like wings of eagles, they will run and not be weary, they will walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

When we were kids, our parents often told us we had to wait for something. It was hard then and it is still hard now. We continue to wait on God's timing, wait for Him to show us his new plan for our lives. The problem is...he does not tell us how long we have to wait. It goes back to our childhood again. We are told, "It's 25 days until Christmas or your birthday or the end of school" We make a calendar and count down the days. The problem with waiting on God is that he does not tell us the target date. We don't know which day we are counting down to.

So we find ourselves in one of two camps. We wait impatiently, tapping our foot and saying, "OK God, get with it already." OR We wait expectantly but calmly, sitting at Jesus feet listening for his words of wisdom and hanging on every word.

As we wait for God's plan to unfold in our lives, we are trying to wait expectantly, waiting for God to reveal his plan in His own time.

Trying to wait patiently on God,

Shannon