Can't wait

I was talking with my family today and explaining a neat application on my phone. "Let's say I am out and about with some friends and we decide we want to go see a movie. I don't have a newspaper or computer nearby, how are we going to decide which movie to see or what time it starts or which theater it is playing in? Well, I simply click on this application and it lists all the movies and times and if I want to know what the movie is about I simply click 'watch trailer' and can watch it right on my phone!" My brother stated that when they go shopping, they go with a list and have the trip all planned out, which defers them from any impulse purchases, so that particular phone application would not be of much use to them.

His statement made me think though, we as Americans are extremely impulsive.

Instant messaging. Text messages. Instant coffee. Fast food. High speed internet. DVR.

Instant satisfaction. Instant gratification.

We live in a world of impatience. We want everything and we want it - NOW.

But God is not in the business of being instant or impulsive. He says things will come "in due time."

As I thought of how impatient we are and how impulsive we can be, Psalms 37:7 came to my mind: "Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him."

We don't have to rush things. We don't have to stress or worry about when things are going to happen. All we have to do is rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him. As I briefly studied out what the Bible has to say about patience, I soon come to the conclusion that those who wait, are usually those with the greater blessing. God doesn't want us to stress or worry about things. He wants us to just trust and rely on him and when we do that, He is pleased and is therefore happy to give us our desires.

In life we are guaranteed heartache, guaranteed disappointment, guaranteed trial and tribulation. But God's Word has guarantees, too.

"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into diverse temptations: knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let your patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." James 1:2-4

God's Word guarantees that when we fall into temptations and trials that try our faith, it is an opportunity to grow our patience and when we grow our patience, it leads to "wanting nothing".

When we let everything rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him, we can find ourselves "wanting nothing".

Whether it be difficulty with family issues, money issues, job issues or relationship issues, we can rest them all in the Lord and wait for Him to work them out, wait for Him to give us guidance on how to respond, react and deal with these issues. We can trust that He will bring us what we need, when we need it. We just have to be patient.

God's Word tells us in John 10 that Jesus Christ came that we may have life, and that we may have it more abundantly. He came to give us a life of abundance. He is waiting to give it, are you willing to patiently wait?