WAIT

WAIT

Financial pressures abound in our world.  We not only feel pressure to survive, but to thrive.  Many times, we are evaluated one-dimensionally, by the degree of prosperity we demonstrate, and we find ourselves either accepted or rejected as a direct result.  But money isn’t everything, is it? 

Consider the following story of a rich man whose priorities were distorted and misplaced.  Worse yet, he lacked patience.  Jesus Christ admonishes us, “In your patience possess ye your souls.” (Luke 21:19)  God works exclusively through His divine timetable (kairos), not our human calendar (chronos), so stop staring at your watch!  Wait on HIM. (Isaiah 40:31 – Psalm 40:1)

Once there was a rich man who was doing quite well in life until he fell seriously ill.  He was forced to sell all his belongings just to cure his illness.  After he became healthy, he realized that he had nothing left of any tangible value.  The once wealthy man now had difficulty feeding himself, but he thought that in time things would be back to normal and he would be wealthy again.

He waited for a very long time, but nothing happened to change his circumstances.  He felt that his daily existence was so dreadful and unbearable that he decided to take his own life.  And so he did.

While on his way to hell, this man met two angels who were hauling a rather heavy load. He asked them where they were going.  After their long explanations, the man realized that the two angels had been dispatched on earth to him, to radically change and improve his life situation.  The heavy load the angels carried was a bag full of money.  But since he was no longer alive, he would not be able to receive it.  Far worse, he was now consigned to eternal punishment and exiled permanently from the presence of his Creator.

Now hear this: Never ever make radical, ridiculous and irreversible choices.  The answer you need might be right around the corner.  I love how the Psalmist David framed it: “Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” (Psalm 27:14, NKJV)  Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed!