“I wait eagerly for the Lord’s help, and in his word I trust.” Psalm 130:5 GNT
Being able to go into your future to make things all set sounds spooky and science fiction-ish, but isn’t that what God does?
He’s the master planner – always aligning the past and present with the future He has set for us. If this is who God is, then why do we try to run ahead of Him, without His help?
I’ve encountered troubles that I tried to solve on my own. When I got neck dip, I had no choice but to run to God and in His mercy, he provided a word, a sign, or a simple direction that solved everything.
Since He could do this from the beginning, then it only makes sense that whenever I encounter something that could overwhelm me with negativity, I shouldn’t first try to figure it out but ask God for help. Then let Him direct my thoughts and actions.
That’s a better game plan for me, and you too.
How can we wait for God’s help even when a delay could be disastrous at work?
You’re about to make a big decision about your business and as you put together a presentation the day before, your PC crashes, causing you to lose everything. What do you do?
Option 1 – Wonder why bad things always happen to you, pull your hair and binge on Netflix because your life is ruined.
Option 2 – Feel sad about what just happened for a few minutes, ask God for a solution and open a notepad app on your smartphone to start taking notes…again.
Getting God’s help doesn’t mean a miracle will drop on your lap immediately, even though sometimes that can happen. He simply helps you go through that trying situation differently until the solution arrives.
Option 2 is an example of waiting on God. That simple prayer will make the note-taking exercise happen differently. You’ll then realise by the next morning when you take your PC to the tech guys at work that it restarts and everything stays intact (better to be positive, yeah?)
As we say, delay is not denial. The solution will come. Just wait differently.
“To manage disappointments differently, I need to be more patient with myself in the following ways…”
I grew up being too hard on myself whenever things went sideways. This didn’t allow me to switch to solution mode as fast as I ought to. But now I know better than to stay depressed for lengthy periods.
The first few moments after a disappointing event are very crucial. Write down how you want to manage such moments from now on, so you act differently and get better results.
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