I feel like I am on this kick about listening to God's voice and time and all that. But, it is really pressing upon my heart to talk about it lately. So, here's another one!
Most of my life, time seemed to go by soooooo slow. Do you ever feel like that? That thought usually goes through most people's heads at least once a day. I laugh at myself all the time, because I get frustrated when I have to wait in the drive-through for more than a minute. We seem to expect everything to be quick. We want our food now, we want the water in the shower to be warm now, we want everything NOW. We have such a low-patience scale.
For the past several months God has been teaching me a huge lesson. I always tended to look at the future. I didn't care about the NOW. I wanted this day to end and the next to begin. Now, every day I wake up, all I know is that day. Weird, but true. You may be thinking that is impossible, but it's really not. I have been blessed, then again it isn't what I think of at times as a blessing, to know things that God has revealed to me about the future. When He used to show me things I would get so excited and I would focus on that time coming, but I would miss out on what He was doing right then. I don't want to miss out. Now, I just walk in peace. Sure, there are times that I have my doubts, but I always come back to knowing that my God is making a way. I can't make the way. It's like this old song that I know about "Jesus made a way when there was no way." It doesn't say "Nickie made a way..." Not at all!
The Bible talks about the road we are on being narrow. Yet, we tend to wander into the grass sometimes because we want it just a bit wider. Why? Because we get tired of not having elbow room. What I mean is, there is something in us that longs to rush ahead or step out of the boundaries that are set for us. Yes, there are boundaries. Do we always keep them? No, but we should.
God doesn't always show me alot about my life. He reveals like peeks here and there, but honestly, He gives me more for others than myself. I used to think that was so stinkin' odd and not all together fare. This question always tends to get at me "Why is it that God can give you exactly what someone else needs to hear, but He doesn't always give what you need to hear?" You know, I really don't know. All I do know is that God has never failed me. You know, honestly, I think God revealing stuff to me about others is better than stuff about myself. The reason why is because, I get the chance to sit back and watch them walk into the destiny God has for them. I usually don't tell what I see, unless God wants me too. Have there been times when I wished I could tell? Oh, boy, don't even get me started! I face that every stinkin' day. "If only I could just drop a hint, God!" I feel like I am betraying people by not saying anything and everything in me wants to tell them what God is saying to me. But, I can't. It is really a test of my patience. Try knowing something for YEARS and never being able to tell and watch people get hurt time and again. It breaks my heart. But, I know I have to trust and obey, because God knows better than me.
So, why am I saying all of this for? LOL - I have no idea!!! Just kidding! I do have a point. God's time and plan is greater than ours. Even when God shows you something, it doesn't mean you are to always tell. If it is supposed to be known, He will give you the right time. But, don't rush ahead. No matter how hard it is, you have to trust God. You want to know something? God is so much smarter than us. He doesn't see just a part, He sees the whole. Don't worry, be patient, and just listen to Him.
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