Vision Never Comes Without the Wait!
Dan. 10:1b: "...and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long..."
Vision never comes without the wait! In a world where we want everything right now, it is difficult for us to grasp the idea that good things truly do come to those who wait. The Bible clearly teaches us to let patience have her perfect work (see James 1:4). Perfection implies maturity, or the coming of age. We do not harvest a crop before it is the proper time to do so; neither should we try to rush what is taking God some considerable amount of time to fulfill in our lives.
Before one takes things upon himself that God has not prepared him for, he had better ask himself, “Do I really want to assume this kind of responsibility?” Certainly if the Lord does not think we’re ready, then we had better listen to Him. Those of us who are in ministry will often feel rushed into this or that, all in the name of “redeeming the time because the days are evil”, while never once stopping to ask ourselves, “Is this the Lord’s doings, or is this my own doings?”
We need to be careful to allow the Lord to do His work in His time, else it will not endure the storms. I have often thought about how Joseph or Moses would have felt as young men who no doubt were full of dreams, ambitions, and fervor for God; and then the waiting! Both of these great men of God went through years and years of training and character building before God entrusted them with the ministry. But, when God did do it, it was done right on time, and had His desired effects that we all benefit from still today.
Too often it has been proven that the more premature the baby is, the less likely it is to survive. Therefore, it is imperative that we allow God to work on His timetable in our lives; to move when He says move, to stop when He says stop, to speak when He says speak, and to be still when He says be still. God’s timing is everything! God works in seasons, and your time will come, but do not become weary in the waiting.
Hab. 2:3 says, “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie; though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” I ask you today to hold on to the vision God has given you, until it surely comes to pass. God says, “Wait for it!” Will you be ready for your time when it comes?
~ Pastor Gary Caudill
Vision never comes without the wait! In a world where we want everything right now, it is difficult for us to grasp the idea that good things truly do come to those who wait. The Bible clearly teaches us to let patience have her perfect work (see James 1:4). Perfection implies maturity, or the coming of age. We do not harvest a crop before it is the proper time to do so; neither should we try to rush what is taking God some considerable amount of time to fulfill in our lives.
Before one takes things upon himself that God has not prepared him for, he had better ask himself, “Do I really want to assume this kind of responsibility?” Certainly if the Lord does not think we’re ready, then we had better listen to Him. Those of us who are in ministry will often feel rushed into this or that, all in the name of “redeeming the time because the days are evil”, while never once stopping to ask ourselves, “Is this the Lord’s doings, or is this my own doings?”
We need to be careful to allow the Lord to do His work in His time, else it will not endure the storms. I have often thought about how Joseph or Moses would have felt as young men who no doubt were full of dreams, ambitions, and fervor for God; and then the waiting! Both of these great men of God went through years and years of training and character building before God entrusted them with the ministry. But, when God did do it, it was done right on time, and had His desired effects that we all benefit from still today.
Too often it has been proven that the more premature the baby is, the less likely it is to survive. Therefore, it is imperative that we allow God to work on His timetable in our lives; to move when He says move, to stop when He says stop, to speak when He says speak, and to be still when He says be still. God’s timing is everything! God works in seasons, and your time will come, but do not become weary in the waiting.
Hab. 2:3 says, “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie; though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” I ask you today to hold on to the vision God has given you, until it surely comes to pass. God says, “Wait for it!” Will you be ready for your time when it comes?
~ Pastor Gary Caudill