promise land
i was sitting outside listening as the thunder is rolling in. rain was falling, but not from the sky. it seems like there have been so many storms lately. at times it is all we can do to stand in a storm. to get to our feet and stand before Our Father and say what would u have me to do now Father. we get so lost sometimes in the promises He has made us, and the future we know we have in Him, that we loose sight of what needs tending to right in front of us. We pass time, "helping others" or doing "important" things for people or ourselves. we convince ourselves that these things are good and right to do. the we are being "Christian" brothers and sisters by doing things that truely can be just self serving, self medicating, band aids for what we are really going through, or what the Lord would have us experiencing. we are merely waiting for time to pass to get to that promised land.
sometimes we feel like moses tho. we are like the israelites who lost their way completely admist themselves. they took their eyes off of God and placed them onto themselves. they became self focused and self gratifying. they didn't want to wait for God's timing to reach the promise land. they wanted it in their own time.
it is so hard today to not have the same mentality. we want things when we want them. from our fast food, to our dvds by mail. we want everything on our time schedule. i often joke that the only true four letter word in the Bible is the word wait. it is the hardest for us to hear sometimes. we want to know all the details so we can plan accordingly. but if we had the plans before us, we would miss out on so much. the truth is, the journey really is the destination. the promise land will come in His timing. no word He has spoken is untrue. all will come to fruition at some point. as for now, i pray for grace and patience.
one day i will see my promised land. i will not only see it, but i will live there as well. i long for the day that the Lord blesses me with that scenery for my life. i long for the days when these storms have passed and i am looking up at the bluest of skies. i pray for the ability to let go of any idea or thought in my head of what my promise land looked like. that i will resign everything in me to my Father. that i will sit and weather thru any storm on the rock. that i will not falter, be blown by the winds or tides coming my way.
as i sit here as the rain falls, i will choose to wait for Him.
sometimes we feel like moses tho. we are like the israelites who lost their way completely admist themselves. they took their eyes off of God and placed them onto themselves. they became self focused and self gratifying. they didn't want to wait for God's timing to reach the promise land. they wanted it in their own time.
it is so hard today to not have the same mentality. we want things when we want them. from our fast food, to our dvds by mail. we want everything on our time schedule. i often joke that the only true four letter word in the Bible is the word wait. it is the hardest for us to hear sometimes. we want to know all the details so we can plan accordingly. but if we had the plans before us, we would miss out on so much. the truth is, the journey really is the destination. the promise land will come in His timing. no word He has spoken is untrue. all will come to fruition at some point. as for now, i pray for grace and patience.
one day i will see my promised land. i will not only see it, but i will live there as well. i long for the day that the Lord blesses me with that scenery for my life. i long for the days when these storms have passed and i am looking up at the bluest of skies. i pray for the ability to let go of any idea or thought in my head of what my promise land looked like. that i will resign everything in me to my Father. that i will sit and weather thru any storm on the rock. that i will not falter, be blown by the winds or tides coming my way.
as i sit here as the rain falls, i will choose to wait for Him.
posted by Jackson at 1:54 AM
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