Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
[Waiting silently is the hardest thing of all... the things that we feel most deeply we ought to learn to be silent about, at least until we have talked them over thoroughly with God.]
["If only God would let me know."...The "holding pattern" seems to describe a very important aspect of waiting on God. Most of us who travel by air have experienced this. The flight is nearly over, the plane has begun its descent toward the city of destination when you feel it pull up again, bank, and begin to circle. An announcement comes over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Due to heavy incoming traffic, the tower has assigned us a holding pattern." People groan. Babies cry. You look out and see the same scenery you saw 15 minutes earlier. You think of the person waiting at the airport for you. You look at your watch and try to figure what will happen if you don't make your connection or appointment. You hope the captain will tell you exactly how long it will be before landing. How long is this circling going to go on?]
Waiting as defined by S.D Gordon as [Steadfastness, that is holding on; patience, that is holding back; expectancy, that is holding the face up; obedience,that is holding one's self in readiness to go or do; listening, that is holding quiet and still so as to hear.]
[How long, Lord, must I wait?
Never mind, child. Trust Me.]
Whatever that has been bracketed has been used by God to speak to me and was taken from Elisabeth Elliot's book 'Passion & Purity'.
