tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589009604022765348.post2128209408187532973..comments2023-06-08T05:40:15.498-04:00Comments on RETURN TO REDEMPTION: God's WillJoe Kovachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248891272667618900noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589009604022765348.post-8730273107560862622008-08-26T12:54:00.000-04:002008-08-26T12:54:00.000-04:00This post is great advice. I just want to note th...This post is great advice. I just want to note that others, too, share your frustration when certain things (that you know God has planned for you) are meant to happen, just not yet, and you are told to just wait.<BR/><BR/>I've been waiting for a certain thing for a long time, and my prayers go something like . . .<BR/><BR/>"Now?"<BR/>(I wait.)<BR/>"Now?"<BR/>(I wait.)<BR/>"How 'bout now?"<BR/><BR/>. . . and it seems like I get silence as an answer. But when I've gotten tired of waiting and tried to force the issue, I've gotten a divine smack upside the head (similar to when your dress appointments were postponed), to which I mumble, "Oh, I guess I'm supposed to keep waiting."<BR/><BR/>It brings out what I think is the crux (and the hardest piece) of faith: trust, especially when an issue is completely out of our hands. We want to be actively working towards the goal, no matter what it is. True faith is shown when we are able to force ourselves to hold back and trust another (ie- God) to do the right thing <I>at the right time</I> (and without asking for our approval).<BR/><BR/>And then another trial comes, because I think I see God starting to set the events in motion that I've been waiting for, but just because <I>I think</I> I can see what He's doing doesn't mean I'm called to action yet. (Just like how you've gotten through the setup, through the engagement and have many of the wedding details planned, but you're still waiting on the job, so He hasn't given you the go-ahead yet. And you have to wait.)<BR/><BR/>I've kind of lost where I was going with this. Just know that when the time comes to wait, doing so (even though it's the hardest thing to do) is not wasting your time. You're actually showing your trust, your faith.Elfstones3n1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13116586406176231320noreply@blogger.com