Waiting on God?

Maybe, just maybe, God is waiting on you.

It is a simple statement, but one that holds a magnitude of great power. Suppose you find yourself in a position where life seems to be dragging on at a snail's pace and you are going nowhere. You pray that God will help you, that He bring you the answers you seek. Then you wait...and wait...and nothing happens to change your situation. You keep waiting for God to send you your miracle and it never seems to come.

There is a joke that goes something like this:

There was a man in sinking boat out in the ocean. He prayed and trusted that God would save him.
Soon a boat came by and offered to pick him up and take him to shore. The man refused saying, "I'm waiting on God to save me" and the boat left. He sank a little bit more.
Another boat came and offered to take the man to shore and again the man declined help and said, "I'm waiting on God to save me" and the boat left. His boat sank, leaving him swimming for his life in the deepest of water.
Finally a third boat came and offered him help, again the man said no adding, "I'm waiting on God to save me". The third boat left, and the man drowned.
When he came before God, he was upset saying, "I waited for you. Why didn't you save me?"
God said: I sent you 3 boats!!!

So often we are looking for a specific answer to our worries or concerns, we begin to give form and substance to our expectation, dress it up and call it THE answer to our prayers. And we wait for that one answer. However, sometimes God is waiting for us to stop asking the question. Stop talking in general and listen to what He is saying. He is sending the boats, but we are so sure we understand how he will lift us up out of our troubles, that we refuse to see Him in action. Maybe its time to stop waiting on God, and get in the boat.

Maybe you find yourself asking the same question, over and over. You earnestly pray and beg God to remove the obstacles in your way. Are you missing anything? Is there something you should be doing to start the process? Are there answers in front of you that keep overlooking?

When it seems like you keep waiting on God, perhaps the truth is that He is waiting on you.

CJ