BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD

We are living in a microwave society. Today’s technology is so advanced. We can start our cars and have them warm in the winter before we open the car door. If we forget to set our alarm on our home we can set it from wherever we are with our smart phone. If we type as I’m typing now and misspell a word the spelling is corrected before we move on to the next word.

The ability to move at such a fast pace has created impatience that years before the technology referenced above as well as other technology did not exist. Not only do we want what we want when we want it we also have an expectation that often turns to disappointment when things don’t go according to our plans, our desires or when we want and expect them to happen.

We read in the book of James my brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Oftentimes these divers temptations are Gods way of getting our attention and telling us to slow down! So often we like to put the cart before the horse then can’t understand why the cart isn’t moving. Do we expect the horse to push the cart? God is a God of order. He has a plan, a plan for your life and a plan for my life. Nothing is done randomly. There is a reason behind everything He does.

Unfortunately we sometimes become impatient and when we do we try to speed things up. Our speeding things up can sometimes mess things up. We may be at the brink of our breakthrough or the door may be opening right in front of us but our impatience may prevent our breakthrough from occurring at what we think is that opportune time or it may keep that door closed just a little while longer.

Does that mean God has postponed His plan for our lives? No it does not. God knew we were going to try and help Him out before the thought even entered our minds. What God is doing is teaching us patience and giving us time to realize it’s not by might nor by power but by God’s spirit. It is His plan and will be completed in His timing not ours.

The next time you become anxious or impatient just be still and wait on God. Know that everything is on track according to His plan and as James says count it all joy. Rejoice in what you know God has already completed in the spiritual realm as you await the manifestation in the physical realm.