Wait, What? Learning to Be Still, While You’re Waiting on God to MoveSample

Do you have a “why child”?  The inquisitive type that asks you why about 35 times a day?  I do. I also was one. The truth is that we are all “why” children at some point.

When we lose our job – WHY LORD?

When we have a rebellious child – WHY LORD?

When our marriage gets tough – WHY LORD?

When someone’s a jerk to us – WHY LORD?

When they’re out of French fries at your favorite restaurant – WHY LORD?

Why am I waiting, God? (I don’t want to wait; I want to do it my way).

Why aren’t you answering me, God?  (I’ve prayed and prayed and you’re just not giving me direction).

It’s easy for “why” to become the first reaction if we aren’t intentional about our heart posture.

The Israelites responded with a why.  Scripture says that they actually “grumbled” and asked the Lord, why. They even went a step further and said it would have been better for them to just turn around and go back to Egypt.  

Why do you think that is? (See, there I go asking a why question).

Maybe because we are in a place of desperation. Because we’re stuck and we are feeling hopeless. Because nothing we’re doing is producing good fruit. Because we’re not getting the result that we want.  It’s often when we reach that point, so nicely referred to, as “rock bottom”.  When we can’t dig the hole any deeper than it is, and we get to the place of surrender because we’re tired. And in walks God. Not answering the whys but addressing the heart.

When we are waiting for trials to end - There are three big struggles that we are faced with that I like to call “growing opportunities”. It’s like that weird prayer of patience and then God gives you opportunities to be patient. Obedience, learning to release control, building our faith. 

God already knows the outcome of the trial. He wants to meet us in the middle to capture our hearts through obedience and faith, to teach us how to release control and TRUST HIM. Because when we trust him, the “why” isn’t the focus anymore, our relationship with him is.