'Waiting for God
Waiting for God
"Wait for the LORD and keep His way" Psalm 37:34
We should always wait for God. Too many of us run before we are sent. In our zeal for God's cause and kingdom, we do not wait for Divine direction. We speak words out of season which, despite their earnestness and sincerity — do harm rather than good.
We address men before they are prepared to hear, and often in words which drive them further away. We hurry out to preach, when we ought ourselves to be sitting quietly at our Master's feet as learners.
The most common fault among Christians is that they are too slow in doing Christ's work and in heeding His calls.
But it is also a fault to go too fast — to go before He sends us.
He must prepare us for the work before we are ready to do it — and then He must prepare the work for our hand. In Christian work, we need patience and self-restraint — as well as zeal and earnestness.
"Wait for the LORD. Be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD." Psalm 27:14