I need to tattoo the below saying where I can see it daily!
I wonder why it is... that I think God needs MY help to accomplish what He's promised? Why do I think that I am some sort of super-woman... and God depends on ME to accomplish His purposes? I wonder if I will get this before I die?
I can be the instrument God uses if I don't get ahead of His timing and do it in my own strength or with my OWN plan.
We can all be used as amazing instruments in God's ultimate, amazing, supernatural plan... if we just hold tight... and wait. Wait on Him. We can either do it in our own strength and have it turn out half-ass or not turn out at all... OR wait on Him... and watch it unfold with His perfect grace and favor!
We have some great examples in the Bible... which makes me feel SO good!
Abraham was promised a child that was going to bring him descendants that numbered the stars in the sky! But, he waited and waited and waited... and no child. So, they took matters into their own hands. His own wife said, "go have a kid with my helper, Hagar." So, he did. (Wow, Old Testament ways were so different than today huh? Then, again, if I really think about that comment, maybe not.) This was not God's plan. And, God's plan ultimately came to pass and was amazing!
Rebekah had to trick Isaac that Jacob was Esau to get the blessing, even though he was promised the blessing from birth. They took matters into their own hands, even though God promised this blessing to Jacob. They just couldn't wait, I guess.
Our story is SO MUCH BETTER AND AMAZING... if we just wait on God's timing. I have to remember this over and over and over.
Side Note: I know I did one thing right... I did wait for my husband... 39 years. I could have made some things happen before that, but didn't (or tried and God protected me HA). My marriage worked out more amazing than I could have ever imagined. I need to remember THAT story when I'm tired of waiting on the others! HA
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