Who's Waiting on Who?
Who is waiting on who? I know for so many years, I thought I was waiting on God to make some things happen in my life. I prayed and watched- thinking that was all I needed to do. I thought I had done my part, and now it is time for God to do His part. I anxiously looked and looked while I waited for Him to move on my behalf. Eventually, I would get impatient while I waited and watched thinking to myself, “What’s taking so long for my prayers to be answered?” I did not realize God was waiting on me to participate. I did not realize that he had already provided everything I needed to have the results I needed.
I have read this scripture many times, as well as heard it preached and taught a few times. Hearing it made me happy and hopeful. It gave me something to look forward to in my situation. It told me if I waited on the Lord, my strength would be rejuvenated.
At first, I thought it meant I had to roll up my sleeves and continue to fight because my strength was going to grow stronger for whatever I was up against. In my human ability, I definitely grew tired, frustrated, and weary while trying to fight from my human abilities. I just wanted my situation to be handled and over with. Fighting, whether physical or emotional, is tiring and stressful; it is no fun for the victim.
Reading this scripture again in parts and thinking about each part, this is my prayerful conclusion. I am suppose to wait and rest in faith. Applying my faith is my participation, not simply wait without doing my part. Neither am I to wait by doing something- like fighting the situation on my own. I realize, if I am in a relationship with the Lord and I know Him to be a Loving, Caring Father and Provider, I do not waiver in what I know because I have already experienced Him in the past. So while I wait, I rest in my knowledge of Him. I also, remember who He is; I remember the prayers He answered in the past which activates my faith for the future.
I rest in my faith and in my relationship; I am like an eagle. I know from what I have been taught that He loves me and cares deeply about me. The scripture says that we walk by faith and not by sight; in other words, we walk by what we believe and not by what we see. I have learned that my faith moves God into action for me.
When I mount up with wings as an eagle, I need to rise up and do what is necessary to feel closer to the Lord. For me that means praying more, reading the Bible more, or turning off the tv and listening to my favorite worship album, Believe for It, by CeCe Winans- more. I have to eliminate the noise around me for a little while to elevate my spirit. Then I feel empowered. Once I feel empowered and strong, my flesh becomes weakened and obedient.
When I take time to connect to the power Source, I expect to see change. Sometimes I have to be that change. Which means I have to do something different to receive something different. Spending quality time with the Lord is an investment in myself. Some changes I have seen recently is some of my debt have been eliminated. I have prayed about being debt free and owning no man nothing, but to love him, according to Romans 13:8. Within the last two weeks, God has removed almost fifty thousand dollars of debt from my record. I do not believe He is finished blessing me in that area. I am believing Him for complete debt cancellation. I am believing Him that I am blessed to be a blessing. I asked the Lord how can I bless some- one if I am burden with bills or unpaid debt?
I am in a relationship with the Creator who created me for His good purpose and plan. He is Creator of all I can see or imagine. He does not get tired; therefore, I will not get tired. I feel stronger in some areas of my life to run the race and not grow weary and to walk and not faint. As I stay connected to Him, He is energizing me daily. I will mount upon wings like an eagle and wait. I will trust Him to refresh and energize me in so many other ways, as I rest and wait on the Lord.
