I am back in God’s waiting room again. He seems to put me here often. I think it is because I am so prone to get on my horse and ride ahead of Him. There is a passage I return to often while I am waiting. It is Isaiah 30: 15-18.
For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In repentance and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and trust is your strength.” But you were not willing, and you said, “No, we will flee on horses” . . . Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, and therefore he waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice, how blessed is he who waits for Him.
So I am working again on repentance: confessing my impatience, my control, and my lack of trust and prayerfulness. I hate to think all these things are blocking God’s grace towards me. If I would only slow down and submit to His dealings with me and embrace with thankfulness this time of waiting life would improve.
