I don’t know any direction of my life beyond these next 2
weeks.
I know God does.
I’ve heard His Spirit whisper to me, “there is pain in the
waiting, but in that waiting there is reward.”
I can hardly compare, but in this Christmas season I often
think of the angst of waiting that generation after generation suffered through
as they longed for their King, their Savior, their Redeemer, their IMMANUEL,
their God with us.
Completely worth the wait.
And this Messiah came wrapped much differently than they
expected. Some saw beyond the manger to the LIFE and LIGHT He would bring.
Others turned their heads in disgust, waiting for the bigger and better.
It’s easy for me to see when everything is spelled out right
in front of me in a book. It is, however, a totally different situation when I
find myself in the midst of waiting, the midst of God’s unfolding plan. Not
just reading about history, actually living out His story. We are always
waiting for the next thing. The next job, the next promotion, the next relationship,
the next season, the next week even- if we can just get through _____, if
we can just make it to ______, then we will be satisfied, happy, content.
I don’t want to be so focused on looking for the pretty
packaged expectations I’ve fashioned that I completely miss the life-giving,
life-changing bundle humbly wrapped in cloth, lying on the straw.
Do not despise the small beginnings-you risk missing out on
the BEST by
looking for the “better.”
Jesus, Yeshua, God who saves, YOU were worth the wait.
Your plans, God, are always worth the wait.
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light…”
Isaiah 9:2
