A quote series! Since I have so little time to actually blog, I’m hoping to post a quote – hopefully daily – for the enjoyment and enrichment of all.
So – here ‘goes!
“Waiting on God isn’t about the suspension of meaning and purpose. It’s part of the meaning and purpose that God has brought into my life. Waiting on God isn’t to be viewed as an obstruction in the way of the plan. Waiting is an essential part of the plan. For the child of God, waiting isn’t simply about what I’ll receive at the end of my wait. No, waiting is much more purposeful, efficient, and practical than that. Waiting is fundamentally about what I’ll become as I wait. God is using the wait to do in and through me exactly what He’s promised. Through the wait He’s changing me. By means of the wait He’s altering the fabric of my thoughts and desires. Through the wait He’s causing me to see and experience new things about Him and His kingdom. And all of this sharpens me, enabling me to be a more useful tool in His redemptive hands.”
This is so encouraging!
Who wrote it?
By: Lizzy on March 25, 2008
at 4:42 am
Yeah Jen, you can’t be publishing misc quotes like that…there’s already enough confusion on the internet…
but seriously, this is so true, and yet so easy to forget. i know for seminarians in particular, it is easy to get wrapped up in the idea that you are merely waiting to graduate so you can begin doing ministry. when really, the perspective should be “i’m doing ministry with school on the side” (at least in a spiritual sense – although training and discipleship is just as much a part of the ‘ministry’ as anything else is.) my main point (like the quote implies) is that our lives are never on “pause” – there is always work to be done (both on us, and in the world).
By: brotherhank on March 26, 2008
at 3:14 am