“The Lord our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain. ‘Turn and set your journey’” Deuteronomy 1:6-7 (NAS)
I received this word from the Lord years ago, and then nothing happened. Pushing and pressing trying to make it happen only drained my strength.
God’s timing is never easy, like sitting on the river shore waiting for fish to bite. You use your best pole, and the choice bate, but nothing happens. The sun is past its peak, and your life seems that way as well. Too old to begin new, gone too far to change directions, constant interruptions and detours. Yet you know in your heart the dream is still alive. You know in your heart that the Lord has made a promise.
Why is it taking so long, Lord? I am like grass and will be gone before long.
Waiting on God is so hard when there is no map to check our location or our progress. Like going down the river with no paddle. Faith seems to be a river that flows with shallow areas along the way.
Yet, the river is at its crest when the rain has been the greatest. That is just the way it works.
Just when you are ready to pack it up and quit, your pole bends. God is funny that way. Maybe He has lessons to teach in the waiting. Maybe He just is in not hurry because He loves the quiet time on the shore with you.
When God places a dream in your heart, it is His dream for you before it is ever your dream. It is His plan for you long before it is a promise to you.
Be patient in the waiting. One day He will come and say to you, “Rise up, You have stayed long enough at this mountain. Turn and set your journey.”
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Diane W. Bailey is the founder of The Consilium – an online community of wisdom and purpose for women over 45 years of age. She is a published author. Her books include String of Pearls – From Tears to Treasure, and 30 Days To A Better Stepfamily.
She creates her own line of precious metals bracelets.
Diane lives in the Deep South with her husband Doc. Together they have created a stepfamily, each having two stepchildren and two birth children, and share three grandchildren, one black lab named Charlie and one long haired tabby cat named Lil Girl.
Diane’s passion is to encourage women to be all God has created them to be by pressing past fear and daring to live life as an adventure. Some of her life adventures include traveling to Israel, speaking, entrepreneurship and backyard farming with Doc. She loves Gumbo, fried shrimp and seeing all sunsets across water.
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Diane,I was at a free concert last night at our new church and heard Bethany Dillon sing a new song about waiting on God! In the waiting comes the refreshing…In God's time…thanks for your posting here.
Thank you for commenting. I sure miss you and Mark. Let me know if you are near-by.