Weight in the Waiting
Hebrews 12:8 (TPT)
“We all should welcome God’s discipline as the validation of authentic sonship. For if we have never once endured his correction it only proves we are strangers and not sons.”
What a pleasure it is to wait
When you know what is being done
When you know, realize, and appreciate God’s handiwork
How He’s adding, subtracting, dividing all for your good
It may hurt to wait
But what a pleasure in the end to see the fruit of your labor
To see the weight that has been added
Through mantles, glory, and the more
To see new uniforms, weaponry all for the moments ahead
What a pleasure it is to be in the waiting room
The waiting room to analyze, to study, to meditate, and to pray
To fast, to discover, and to (most importantly) build a relationship with Jesus
What a pleasure
What a pleasure it is to sit back and observe everything God has already done
And continues to do
And is in the process of doing
It’s done!
It’s not in who can get there faster
It’s appreciating the process in God’s building of the person
To be prepared for the calling
Let us not rush to the call
And forget Jesus in the process
Appreciate what He’s doing with you now
Discover His heart for you and others now
Move when He says move now
And love always…even the worst
I truly believe observing and appreciating God’s process in our growth
Is one of the most beautiful processes
Of co-laboring with Him that we could do
To work with God in discovering who we are
And what we are meant to do
Brings about a certain joy, light, and weight of Him that cannot be released
It makes you want to hold on to Jesus
A bit tighter day by day
It makes you want to discover more of Him
Bit by bit
A whole bite may be a bit overwhelming
And He knows this all too well
So His patience in building us and opening up more of our books to ourselves
Opens up our understanding of our Father
How He is longsuffering towards us
Patient and enduring towards us
He truly reflects real love and what a father should be and do with His children
There’s a grace but also a sternness about our Father
What a relief it is to be disciplined in the spirit
How gracious it is to be caught by the attention of Holy Spirit
***Let’s Pray!!! Lord, we thank you for the weight that is added in the waiting, in the process, in the grooming, and in your grace. We repent for resisting you at times. Times we thought the enemy was playing tricks with us, when in all actuality it was you allowing certain things to happen for our growth and for our maturity. What sobering moments you have with us, and that we get to share with you to grow and to learn. Father, we thank you for entrusting to us certain mantles, gifts, and more. We thank you for adding more of your glory onto us. We understand with more of your weight comes more responsibility, more accountability, and more sacrifice. Father, you know if and what we are ready for and capable of in our various walks in life, so do what you will in our situations. Thank you for having your way in our lives even when we did not appreciate it nor give you the credit. Your weight carries us. Your weight lifts us and our heads moving forward. We will move forward with you and not ahead. We will appreciate the process and not be dismayed. Father, thank you for shining light on those things that need to be refined in us in order for us to be ready for those things we pray for. Thank you for showing us that we’re not always ready! We love you and honor you and your decisions. In Jesus’ Name we pray—Amen.***
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