The Wisdom of Waiting on God

I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry (Psalm 40:1, NIV). Have you ever wished God would hurry up? Sometimes, in our eagerness for results, we run ahead of God and attempt to make things happen in our OWN power, without His help.

And in the end, the results are NEVER as good as they would have been if we had just waited for God.  Patience is a difficult discipline to cultivate. But it has MANY benefits. It helps us to check with God first!!! To wait on His timing. To carefully consider all the alternatives. And to have His divine power at our disposal instead of mere human strength.

Even Jesus waited on God. Early in the morning, He sought God in prayer, waiting for direction and blessing. He had come to do His Father's will, and He PAUSED to make sure He knew what it was before taking action. Wait... and God WILL answer!!!