Many of God's people are in a place of waiting. They are waiting for the Lord to move them into their next assignment, their destiny, the place of ministry or the plan He has for them. They are waiting on His timing before they can make the next move forward.
It is in these times of "waiting" that we must be careful and guard against getting frustrated, anxious, impatient and the temptation to "move out" and "do something". That is one of the hardest things for most of us to do-- be still and wait. We want to be doing something for the Lord. We want to be working. We find it hard to sit still and, as we think, "do nothing".
Let me encourage you this morning that it is just as much an act of obedience to do nothing, if God is not telling you to do something, as it is to do what He tells you to do. Waiting is as much the will of God as working is. The children of Israel, when they were in the wilderness, were told to keep their eyes on the cloud-- the Presence of the Lord among them. They were instructed not to move on in their journey if the cloud remained still. They were instructed to move and go forward to another place when they saw the cloud move. They were following the Lord--- even when the Lord wasn't leading them to move.
The safest place on earth is in the will of God. The will of God is not always about going, working or doing. The will of God is as much about being-- being still unless He has told you to go. So rest in the Lord; don't get frustrated; don't be anxious; don't get condemned and feel as if you are doing nothing for Him; don't have the mentality that says loving the Lord means you have to constantly be doing something for Him. When He wants you to move, He will let you know just like He did the Israelites. Trust in the Lord. Wait upon the Lord. Be at peace in Him. Learn what He wants you to learn by waiting. Be still and just enjoy His presence until HE gives you the orders to move.
Have a great day. Our doing nothing but waiting on the Lord's timing to move is as much obedience to the will of God as our always having to do something for Him.
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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell
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