Wait (Actively)

 

By the time I post this, Valentine’s day is officially over. I guess it’s safe to say that everything will gradually go back to normal.

Now that ‘that day’ is over some of you single peeps will start to swear:

“promise, next Valentines hindi na ako magiging magisa”

Now I am in no way an expert on this as a lot of my friends know how many times I miserably failed on this part of my life. Just when I thought I already know it all when it comes to relationships and “falling in love”, God slams me with a huge amonunt of rebuke, discipline and straightening up.

In all of these, there one of the things I learned is WAIT.

James 5:7-8 (ESV)

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Most of us are rushing a lot things, especially when it comes to finding a partner. Whether we admit it or not, at the back of our minds we feel jealous when we see a married couple of even an ordinary bf/gf being sweet with each other. Of course that’s debatable but at least admit that once in our life, we experienced this kind of feeling.

God knows your season. No matter how He seems not involved in your ‘love life’, HE KNOWS. We need to be patient and listen to His voice on what to do next.

Now do we have to stay stagnant and idle while we wait? NO. Maybe He wants us to do something first for Him and while we’re doing our task, that’s the time you’ll meet him/her.

Example? Abraham. God had him do a lot of things first before fulfilling the promises God had told him. 🙂

Genesis 17:1 (NIV)

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty[a]; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.

I am in no way saying that we have to be perfect (if we can then why not? Haha) in order to receive God’s promises. I myself am imperfect and flawed but the thing is I am acknowledging who is in control of my life and surrendering it every time to the Lord.
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So wait actively, God sees and He cares. Who knows, while we’re doing what He has commanded us to do, He will do something that we’ll never dreamed of.

Amos 3:7
“For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.