"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31
No matter how many times I read this verse I always end up awestruck. The familiar truth just hits home every single time.
Whenever I begin to get impatient or frustrated, and wonder why things aren't going the way I had planned, it's like shaking my fist at God and saying, "I don't want Your will for me, God!" How it must sadden the Lord to see people so shallow minded that they can only think of what feels 'best for me right now', instead of deeply understanding and embracing the beauty of God's all-encompassing will, which extends so far beyond us and our temporal circumstances.
Why waste my time and joy complaining about something I don't have, instead of rejoicing in what God has given me, and searching eagerly for ways that my awesome God might use me to accomplish HIS will?
There is such freedom and joy in letting go of my will and my plans and giving into a God whose will and plans are far greater than mine. He wants to accomplish His purposes in me but how can He if I don't allow Him to take charge of my life, and to change and remake me into what He knows would be far better in the bigger picture?
