Why Do We Have To Wait? To Change Our Attitude!

Here are some of the ways we reject the Lord’s overtures:

We miss Him because He comes to us Unwanted

Jesus wants to be wanted. Though the odds are that all of us say that we want to know the Lord, we may only want to know Him on our terms. But how He comes to us is for Him to decide. He doesn’t take too well to being dictated to. As we learn to wait on Him, He begins to reveal to us things that we want MORE than we want Him! We want to control our time, our circumstances, and how and when He speaks to us. Part of the process of learning to wait brings us to the point of wanting to know the Lord simply because we want to know Him, not for what He does, says or how He makes us feel. Would we go where we’re not wanted? Do you want Him? How long are you willing to wait?

We miss Him because He comes to us Unexpected

Just as Jesus wants to be wanted, He also wants us to know His character enough to know that He will respond to our waiting. He wants us to have confidence, excitement and patience for His coming. He is not under our time restrictions, and makes Himself known in the manner and timing of His choosing. But He doesn’t want us taking Him for granted.

We miss Him because He comes to us Unrecognized

If we come to the practice of waiting with a clear set of expectations, we are essentially dictating to the Lord how He can reveal Himself to us. Though He is gracious and considerate, and will often respond according to our preconceptions, over time He wants to broaden our perception of His Presence and make Himself known in a variety of ways.

We miss Him because He comes to us Un-Understood

He is the Teacher and Counselor. If we want to understand the Lord and His ways, we can count on Him to provide that understanding in a variety of ways according to His purpose and plans. To understand Him, we will have to relinquish our understanding.