Has got up and went! I am tired, I tell y'all! Sometimes it's not a physical weariness, but an emotional or a spiritual one. Right now, it's physical and emotional. Between running at a break-neck pace to get everything done and having to smile about it, I'm just wiped out! But that's not how I need to be right now. If I stay in this funk, I'll look back at one of the most important weekends of my life and be full of regret. I certainly don't want that!
Of course, being tired makes me think of the verses in Isaiah about running and not growing weary, walking and not growing faint. The prophet says that those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength, and that we will soar on the wings of eagles. So this causes me to think, "On a week like this, how in the world am I supposed to find time to wait on the Lord??" So then I think of the word "wait". In Hebrew, this word means "to expect" or "to prepare for". The people of Israel were captives in Babylon and were constantly oppressed by the Assyrians. It would have been quite easy for them to say, "We're strong! We can fight back!" But they would have failed. Isaiah prophesied to them to prepare themselves for the Lord - He would act! And He did!
So why can't I learn this? I can hear the Lord saying to me even now, "Stop running! Just like you are in my hand, so are my plans for you! Just sit back and let them be - that will cover your tiredness, your fears of inadequacy and your sometimes too-easily-offended attitude. You just let me be me - and wait on me to act. I promise it will be worth it!"
Lord, teach me to wait. I don't want to walk ahead of you, but right with you - arm in arm - with you guiding me. Remind me of how sweet it is to have butterflies of anticipation as I ready myself for your motions. Give me your strength - so I may be restored, complete, whole, and excited for the things You have prepared for me.
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