Waiting on the Lord

 

Waiting is hard.

I don't like it.

I'm not alone, most of us don't like waiting. 

We have a microwave mentality. 

In fact, I tap my foot while waiting for the microwave to do it's thing.  I sometimes open the door and take out what is warm rather than what would be hot if I waited.

Are we lukewarm? Do we jump the bell and take out a meal that is not quite ready?  We do that with the Lord, too. We take off running with part of an idea. God has the entire concept in mind, not just the bare outline.

We expect instant gratification, so when the Lord says, "wait."  We shout, "No, not now.  God, Give me an answer this moment!" By the way, who are we to order God around? Can we control Him? We sometimes try.

In His Word, Isaiah tells us when we wait upon the Lord, we will renew our strength, and mount up with wings as eagles.  We shall run and not be weary. We shall walk and not faint.  Isaiah 40:30-31.

What are you waiting for today?

The nation and world is holding its breath, waiting to see who will win the American Presidential Election.

A ruler or leader will be in power a short time. God is forever, and He alone moves rulers about. When Assyria threatened Judah in the 6th Century, God removed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in one night.  Later, Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, lost his mind and lived as an animal eating grass.  Trust God to control the ruler.

The world is waiting for the Covid-19 to end. We tire of shutdowns, masks, and fear of disease and death. 

We wait for 2020 to end. It's been a hard year. Hurricanes, fires, shutdowns, loss of jobs. Loss of important events: weddings and funerals. We want the time of hardship over. And we want it NOW!

Chin up my friend. Let's wait on the Lord together. Let's expand our wings like eagles. God is in control.

Teach Me to Wait 

I Don't Know About Tomorrow

Faith and Humor

Pumpkin Time

 That time of year is here again!

And that means cooler temperatures!  Yay!

Down here in Houston, it will only be 90 degrees today 

That's Fahrenheit. 

What is that in Celsius? About 38?

As the weather cools, I usually decorate for fall.

   

I haven't begun yet to get out my decorations. Many neighbors have interesting stuff out. Some do pumpkins, others are definitely into Halloween.  

Skeletons abound. 

I don't do the Halloween stuff.  I once dressed up as a witch. With my long, black dress, pointy hat and white hair, I looked real.  

For months after the "trick-or-treat" time, 

kids would go by my house and say, 

"That's where the witch lives."  

I don't want to be remembered as a witch, 

so I quit all Halloween craziness.

Now we do trees, pumpkins, fruit, 

and scarecrows.

What do you plan to place inside and outside?

Lots of choices.

Choose this one.

Faith and Humor

Or this one

Humor and Faith

Choices are wonderful, aren't they?  

I wrote a book about them. Mattie's Choice

Dear, sweet Mattie. Other than her blue dress,

She didn't choose too well, but that's okay. She makes better choices as she goes along.

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Today and Tomorrow

 

I'm thankful I don't know what tomorrow will bring. 

Such knowledge would rob me of the joy of today.

God is in control and knows the future.

No matter how beautiful the day is...or how stormy my day becomes, God knows about it and has it planned.

Elizabeth Elliott once prayed, 

"God, prepare me for what you've prepared for me."

Good prayer, huh?

I pray it these days too.

As I walked this morning, I listed to the old Gospel song,

"I Know Who Holds Tomorrow."

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