For when you did awesome things that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled before you. Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. Isaiah 64:3-5 NIV
I often think about how God has made provisions and how many amazing things He’s done that have astounded me and yet, it cannot be compared to what He’s said He has prepared for me. Jeremiah 29:11 says it best, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” I get excited when I envision His glory on my life!
From an ordinary man it would be said, “but Cynde, given your current circumstances, how can you be excited about the anticipation of what you wait for and what God has promised you? “Well, my friend, it’s simple, I believe God and I know that He is not slack concerning those things He has promised and He is not a man that He should lie.” So, therein lies my faith and my hope; for my faith is the substance of things hoped for and definitely the evidence of things not seen (Heb 11:1). God is my only source; He knows and sees even when I don't and I believe it and therefore, I will wait for the Lord.
The Spirit of God is the source of our sight, the revealer of God’s truth and His will for our lives presently and in our future. It's impossible to see or understand these hidden truths unless we have the Spirit of God in us. Without it, we can only see or understand in the natural, which honestly amounts to nothing. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him (1 Cor 2:10-14)? However, when we are filled with the precious Spirit of God, we begin to see spiritually; then we can truly know and understand who we are and begin to walk in the direction and the purpose of our lives. With the Spirit of the Lord things begin to make sense even when they don’t make sense (I know that sounds crazy) and because of the connection, we get it, especially, when we come to the realization that everything we experience is part of the making of us and that we are an important part of a much bigger plan.
God's mercy, grace and His favor in my life never cease to amaze me. I am in awe many times as I experience God’s faithfulness. And no, I am not sitting around doing nothing while I wait because God will not act on our behalf if we are not active in the things of God, regardless of our circumstances. We must still live this life righteously; stay in right standing with the Lord, pray, fast, and continue the work that He has purposed for us to do. We can’t be slack or slothful in the process of our making. My happiness, my joy, my hope is connected to what God has designed for me; what He has prepared and what He is preparing for me in order to be equipped to go forth for kingdom work.
We do God and ourselves an injustice, when we don’t allow the Spirit of God to make visible those things that He wants us to know in order to live in the moment. Catch the vision for what is happening right now. Let God work His plan for our lives His way. Let’s be aware of the work He is doing in us and not go ahead of Him to try and see or figure out what He is doing. For without Him, it would be impossible for us to comprehend these things. It’s so wonderful to know that He desires for us to know the things, but we can only know them and see them by His Spirit.
Honestly, I can’t speak for you but I am grateful for God being the only source of my life!
Cynde
|
|
