Wait, Wait, Wait!

I don’t like to wait.  It seems like wasted time.  I always look for the shortest line in the grocery store, while driving, pretty much anywhere I go.

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. 
–lsaiah 40:31 (RSV)

I recently read a blog by Jim Burns about waiting and wanted to share a bit of it.

Jim Burns said, “My friend Don Springer taught me a good lesson about waiting. I love to snorkel. There is almost nothing I would rather do than swim in the clear blue waters of the world looking at tropical fish, coral, and the water underworld.

Don took me snorkeling in Napili Bay, Maui, Hawaii. Don is a retired fireman who also likes to snorkel. He drove me crazy. He couldn’t swim for six feet without stopping for minutes at a time.

But a funny thing happened when I would stop long enough to wait for Don. I saw more fish, more eels, more movements in the water than I had ever seen before in my life. Don taught me to stop, look, and listen in the water. Although I’ve snorkeled at Napili Bay before, I had never experienced Napili Bay until Don showed me how to wait.”

This is a good lesson for life. Maybe we should quit rushing around trying to find God. Maybe we should stop, look, listen, and wait. He’s here. He has something to reveal and say to you today.

Try to slow down.  What do you think God is trying to say to you today?

Blessings,

Thora