When audio was stored on discs made of vinyl and limited to 45 minutes, George Carlin released a comedy album (from the vinyl discs) of the “Seven Words you can Never say on Television.” But he left off the ugliest four letter word…WAIT. Regarding those other words: No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 HCSB Enough said about that. Why is WAIT so ugly, because we have to manifest patience?
You have heard it said before and I have said it too. “Never pray for patience.” The reason being you have to wait. That is how you learn patience waiting. In our world wait is a Four-letter-word. There are at least two reasons patience is so rare today. The Rev. Brian Bill writes, From the moment we’re born we want things taken care of right away. When a baby wakes up in the middle of the night and is hungry, it doesn’t lie there and think, “I know Mom and Dad are tired so I’ll just wait until breakfast time.” No, the baby cries impatiently until it receives the attention it demands. Many of us haven’t changed much from those days. It’s in our nature.
Secondly, patience is not a part of our culture. My Uncle Billy tells a story of a man whose car stalled at a light in heavy traffic. He tried and tried and tried to get his car started but it would not. The driver behind began to honk his horn when he recognized he was not moving. Having had enough the man got out of his car and walked back to the front of the honking car and said loudly, “your horn works fine try the lights.”
Let’s define the opposite of patience, impatience. Impatience is the ugliness of unbelief ~ Brian Bill. Impatience is unbelief. When we cannot wait, “impatience” we believe God will: not make it at all, be on time, or come with the right stuff. That is the opposite of faith, unbelief. The truth is God does what he promises. God is always “on time.” It just may not be our timetable. He ALWAYS brings the “right stuff” to any problem. After all, He is I AM that I AM. Our/my impatience indicates at that moment I don’t believe any of that or at least enough. The Good thing is we always have a choice. The choice to believe God.
Patience defined: “Patience is a calm endurance based on the certainty that God is in control.”
We can choose to WAIT on God. There is that word again. God knows waiting is hard. He is at work in us producing the fruit of patience so that we can wait for HIS time and place for everything. But waiting is not without something to do. We wait on God with the expectation that God will and has invited us into His plan. We are his children, those who have trusted Jesus as Savior and Lord. We are already a part. Waiting on God is to also go at His pace. None of this running ahead and “doing for God.” No, we do as we’re told. Jesus calls us to follow. He alone is a great leader and great leaders give great direction to followers. Even when their followers don’t understand. Yes, WAIT is the ugliest four letter word in our language but waiting on God is not ugly it is a blessing.
You have heard it said before and I have said it too. “Never pray for patience.” The reason being you have to wait. That is how you learn patience waiting. In our world wait is a Four-letter-word. There are at least two reasons patience is so rare today. The Rev. Brian Bill writes, From the moment we’re born we want things taken care of right away. When a baby wakes up in the middle of the night and is hungry, it doesn’t lie there and think, “I know Mom and Dad are tired so I’ll just wait until breakfast time.” No, the baby cries impatiently until it receives the attention it demands. Many of us haven’t changed much from those days. It’s in our nature.
Secondly, patience is not a part of our culture. My Uncle Billy tells a story of a man whose car stalled at a light in heavy traffic. He tried and tried and tried to get his car started but it would not. The driver behind began to honk his horn when he recognized he was not moving. Having had enough the man got out of his car and walked back to the front of the honking car and said loudly, “your horn works fine try the lights.”
Let’s define the opposite of patience, impatience. Impatience is the ugliness of unbelief ~ Brian Bill. Impatience is unbelief. When we cannot wait, “impatience” we believe God will: not make it at all, be on time, or come with the right stuff. That is the opposite of faith, unbelief. The truth is God does what he promises. God is always “on time.” It just may not be our timetable. He ALWAYS brings the “right stuff” to any problem. After all, He is I AM that I AM. Our/my impatience indicates at that moment I don’t believe any of that or at least enough. The Good thing is we always have a choice. The choice to believe God.
Patience defined: “Patience is a calm endurance based on the certainty that God is in control.”
We can choose to WAIT on God. There is that word again. God knows waiting is hard. He is at work in us producing the fruit of patience so that we can wait for HIS time and place for everything. But waiting is not without something to do. We wait on God with the expectation that God will and has invited us into His plan. We are his children, those who have trusted Jesus as Savior and Lord. We are already a part. Waiting on God is to also go at His pace. None of this running ahead and “doing for God.” No, we do as we’re told. Jesus calls us to follow. He alone is a great leader and great leaders give great direction to followers. Even when their followers don’t understand. Yes, WAIT is the ugliest four letter word in our language but waiting on God is not ugly it is a blessing.
In HIS service and Yours,
BroG
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