RE: Gods will (women)
Whether you're waiting for a mate, the perfect job, physical healing, or something else very important in your life, waiting on God is one of the most difficult things Christians are called to do. When you don't get any clear direction, you're tempted to act on your own. You convince yourself that God told you or gave you a sign but that you missed it or couldn't understand it. You haven't done so badly so far, have you? You're perfectly capable of making your own decisions. After all, God did give you free will for that, didn't he? If you can't, for the life of you, figure out God's plan, isn't it better to do something, anything rather that just sit there, waiting on God?
Our society admires people who take charge, who boldly make decisions and lead the way. We reward initiative, not patience. We like people of action, who jump in with both feet, grabbing the situation by the tail and wrestling it into submission. If this 'take charge' attitude is rewarded in your workplace, you'll be tempted to use it in your personal life, too. After all, the early bird gets the worm, and victory doesn't go to the faint of heart. But the Bible is filled with people who waited, often for many years, for God to act. Abraham and Sarah were both wrinkled geezers when she gave birth to Isaac. Joseph had to wait years before God reunited him with his family. Joshua and Caleb had to wander in the desert for 40 years with the disobedient Israelites, patiently waiting on God, before they could enter the promised land. Martha and Mary had to wait for Jesus--and their brother Lazarus died waiting. But then he lived again!
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