I've been thinking a lot about 'waiting'! Waiting in traffic, sitting in a waiting room, waiting on the Lord, waiting on people, waiting on the Lord, someone waiting on me, waiting on the Lord... I think you get the point. Waiting is hard. It tries your patience. For some it is easy and others torture! Waiting doesn't mean sitting around and doing nothing though! I believe that we are refined while we are waiting. To make a horseshoe (that's just what came to mind first - I know...cheesy!), you have to heat the iron to extreme temperatures. The iron has to be melted completely while the heat burns out the impurities as well. The hot liquid is poured into the mold and then cools to form the shape of the mold...in this case, the horseshoe. Now, I'm sure if the iron had feelings, it would not want to be placed in the heat and would do whatever possible to escape it. HOWEVER, it would never become the horseshoe without the heat!!! Think about that one today...
Lately in my own life, the heat has been turned up. At first, I wanted to escape it! To run! But hold up! Am I not praying for God to use me? Am I not asking God to annoint me? So, why would I want to run from the heat? Now, I'm just praying for God to mold me and take out the impurities in my heart, my mind, my soul. It hurts a lot, but I'm just keeping my eyes fixed on the goal. Actually, it's just more fuel for the passion burning inside of my heart! I will finish the race that has begun!!!
2006/09/12
Waiting...The fuel behind the passion!
God, speak into my life in whatever way You need to. Help me to see the challenges as learning experiences and not devastation. Help me to see the world through Your eyes and not my own. Give me compassion for the lost, Your precious children. Let that be the beat of my heart! I love You, & I need You!!
Use me in ways that only You can for Your Kingdom and glory, Lord!
"The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul that seeks Him." Lam. 3:25
"Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD!" Psalm 27:14
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Not trying t pump you up or anything, but how did you get so on fire for God! Seeing how passsionate someone at the age 36 (I hope that's the right age :-0) and it encourages me to be the best that I can be at the age of 15. Oh, just to let you know, the I comes after the N in my name. Everybody seems to do that, so its okay.
ReplyDeleteI knew you would deliever! :-)
ReplyDeleteNice post, it really encourages me! I just wanted to let you know again!