Stop, Look and Listen with expectation

The Lord is sovereign and has a perfect plan for our lives.  So many times we think that we have to act now, make things happen now, and, if we do not do something now, nothing will happen.  I have found that the Lord has a way to make so many things happen all at once.  I can strategically plan so logically how things should be or turn out only to experience just the opposite as the Lord takes charge in His timing, which is always perfect.

Waiting on a job, or for that perfect mate for your child, or for someone to change so your life would be easier, and the list goes on and on.  The longer I live the more I realize that the Lord allows things to happen or does not allow them to happen for our own benefit.  Right when we think things should speed up in our lives, He may slow them down.  Right when we think that things should slow down in our lives, they may speed up.  We need to be sensitive to what is happening around us in our lives and ask the Lord to reveal to us just what it is He wants us to learn.  Everything is a learning experience He has specifically designed for us.  If we would just stop, look and listen, it is right before us.  All of the knowledge, wisdom and discernment that we need is generously given to us by the Holy Spirit which He sent us through Jesus for us to draw from at all times.

May you stop, look and listen with expectation knowing that the Lord is more than willing to assist us in figuring out exactly what He wants us to learn from our life's experiences. Whether they seem good, bad, uncomfortable or indifferent, we can always be assured that "All things work together for the good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son", Romans 8:28,29.  And this is what His intention is through all of life's circumstances, for us to become more and more like Jesus.

God Bless you as you continue to be transformed into the image of our Lord as you grow and delight yourselves in Him and His wonderful grace.

KC