As I meditated all day yesterday I was awakened to just how carefully God is listening. I'll just share a couple of instances. The first is as soon as I hit the send button I recieved an email with some verses from the book of James. As is my policy I read up and down from the sent verses to make sure they are in context. That's when James 5:7-11 spoke to me, which by the way were not the exact verses sent. I will share my in white as I go through it.
James 5:7 So be patient, (Again with the patient thing!) brethren, (Ed) [as you wait] (I have really grown to love that word wait.) (SO how long this time?) till the coming of the Lord. (That's a long time!) See how the farmer waits expectantly (I can do that for a day or a week and maybe even a month and then that gets difficult) for the precious harvest (Ahhh yes the precious harvest.) from the land. [See how] (See how... is that anything like "LOOK" how?) he keeps up his patient [vigil] (Vigil... probably need to go to Webster to get a closer LOOK at what that word really means.) over it (IT... whatever it is) until it receives the early and late rains (early and late). So you also must (not an option) be patient. (So help me out here God.) (okay Ed.) Establish your hearts [strengthen and confirm them in the final certainty], (So in otherwards BE STILL AND KNOW!) for the coming of the Lord is very near. Do not complain, (DO NOT COMPLAIN! I just needed to here it again.) brethren, against one another, so that you [yourselves] may not be judged.
VIGIL- a devotional watching, or keeping awake, during the customary hours of sleep.
The second instance was that from the early morning hours a particular person was on my mind. In fact I was seeing some things that were going to take place between this person, God, and myself. All day long the person remained in the front of my thoughts. I prayer in the Spirit all day for him, not really knowing any specifics. Later that day this person showed up which is not the norm for him. That still did not give me any insight as to why he was in my head for the entire day. I decided there was only one thing left to do. I found a way to lay hands on him without him having any idea as to what I was doing. I didn't know what I was doing so I couldn't have told him anyway.
Many would say that both are just coincidence.... but I have a difficult time with that. Regardless, coincidence or divine appointments, both brought me to a place of more meditation that I would not have done otherwise.
Application - This weekend hold a patient vigil! And recieve the light or a watering that is so desperately needed.
what am i watching/waiting for?
ReplyDeleteI know this is a little late, but when I held my patient vigil. It was as if the Lord was waitinig on me for me to wait on him. Not alot was said, but I certainly felt his presence and I know that it was just good not to say anything and just know that being in his presence was all that mattered.
ReplyDeleteAgain late...but my weekend was crazy. Saturday post coming home at 4 in the morning. God told me to continue to stay awake and just pray. A situation had come up and I knew that this was my vigil my sleep deprived time. That time that would give someone what they needed the most when they deserved it the least at GREAT cost to me. So I waited. And God showed up but after that I continued to wait. Most of the time I get my answer and I quit but this time and possibly a new behavior I'm developing is to continue to wait on God to show my adoration and fervor as a praise to God. Its a new form of worship I am beginning to enjoy. What I was waiting for wasn't the important part it was the patience to continue waiting even when we know what we have to do.
ReplyDeleteVery thoughtfull post on mind .It should be very much helpfull.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
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