My Daily Readings from G.Craig Lewis

The EX Daily Word

Wait

Psa. 37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to
inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

How many times have you gone to restaurant to eat, but once inside you
heard there was a long wait so you left and decided on something else? Or
what about having something in your hand at the register of a store, but
putting it down and deciding to do without it because the wait to checkout
was so long. Have you done this before? Well, those times are very
understandable and you can always eat there on a less crowded night, or buy
that thing somewhere else. But in our get it quick society, there are times
when we make huge mistakes in the spirit realm because of our lack of
patience. We begin to get anxious for things and want to move the hand of
God by our actions rather than wait on his divine plan. Our human nature
craves things instantaneously and this can cause us to make some big
mistakes in our walk with Christ. Abraham had Ishmael because he couldn't
wait on Isaac. And many of us are constantly giving birth to illegitimate
visions, ministries, and churches because we could not wait on God. We got
out of his line and did something else because the wait was too long or we
just basically decided to go somewhere else to get what we felt God wanted
for us. This is not a good place to be in. Although our flesh cries out of
certain things, we must learn the first attribute of Love which is
patience. If you truly love God, you will wait on him.

The problem with waiting is a lot of times based on what you are waiting
for. Although the scriptures tell us plainly that if you wait on God you
will be exalted and shall inherit the land, we must realize that this
should not be the reason we wait! You don't wait on God just because you
know that if you do, he will exalt you one day. If you do that, then you
will find yourself with the "Look at me now" complex and you will seek to
get from God for your own glorying purposes. You should wait because during
the waiting period, you can learn of him and be close to him. God wants a
relationship with you, not based on what he can do for you, but what he
means to you! We are taught so much that we should give with an expectancy
or we should wait knowing that in due season we will be exalted. And even
though these things will happen, we should not seek them to happen. That is
a very selfish way to live and you will not reap the benefits of knowing
God intimately if you live only for what God will do for you. God wants
people to have the attitude like the 3 Hebrew boys. They knew God could
deliver them, but their attitude was, "if he doesn't" we won't bow! They
loved God to the point that they didn't care what happened and that's why
he exalted them. God has a great blessing for you and much in store for
you. I'm a living witness that if you wait on him and his perfect plan for
your life to unfold, he will bless you. But while I waited, I never looked
for the day he would exalt me. I only desired to be close to him and
because I got close enough to be trusted by him, he blessed me
tremendously. Please people of God, hear my heart. It's definitely okay to
know that things will get better for you. But make sure God is more
important to you than your own accomplishments and desires. Make sure you
are not using God for what you feel he can give you, but you are serving
God because you love him and want to do what's right.

Suggested Reading: Psa. 27:14, Prov. 20:22, Is. 30:18, Is. 40:31

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