Good morning! I hope your week is off to a great start.
Over the weekend I took some time out to enjoy one of my favorite pastimes…fishing. What made this even more special was the fact that my daughter wanted to go with me. Over the last few years Caitlyn has become my little fishing buddy (even though she has no desire to touch the bait or the fish).
I especially enjoy fishing here on the coast, because you never know what to expect. The fundamentals of fishing on saltwater aren’t much different than freshwater, but the outcomes are much different. On any given day you may reel in a drum, a shark, a crab, a stingray or any number of other unique sea creatures.
This brings me to the point of today’s encouragement. None of these experiences with God’s creation would be possible if the line was never cast into the water. Many people drive past those waters each day, but miss out on the magnificence of the marine life contained within. Only those who commit to being on the water, preparing the line and patiently waiting are rewarded with these encounters.
Psalm 27:14 (NLT)
Wait patiently for the Lord.
Be brave and courageous.
Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
One of the lessons that Caitlyn is still learning about fishing is the need for patience. Caitlyn gets restless and goes off to dance, skip and twirl. Unfortunately for her this generally happens as her bobber goes underwater. This weekend she got tired and went home with my wife only to miss out on the crab that I caught a few moments later (she likes to see crabs).
All too often in life we get impatient for God to move. We try to confine a timeless God into our time constrained box. We want solutions and gratification at the very moment we ask. When God doesn’t immediately answer we begin seeking our own solutions. In then end we often miss out on what would have been God’s best for us, because we have chosen our own path.
Today I want to challenge you to wait upon the Lord. In the busyness of day to day life it is not easy to sit still and wait, but for those who wait the rewards are worth the difficulty.
Until next Monday, may God’s richest blessings be yours this week.
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