His Faithfulness, His Timing

The reason this is of interest for me is that it is too easy to jump in and get ahead of God. You get tired of waiting, impatient, angry, scared and basically take charge when all you had to do was go ask Him - Lord what would you have me do here? Ask Him, He will answer. Comments?

Amen, be like Jesus who thought equality with God not a thing to be grabbed at.

Part of the devil's temptation was "you will be like God ..."

It is definitely God's desire for us to be like Him ... in His time

The reason this is of interest for me is that it is too easy to jump in and get ahead of God. You get tired of waiting, impatient, angry, scared and basically take charge when all you had to do was go ask Him - Lord what would you have me do here? Ask Him, He will answer. Comments?

Thing is, He has a plan, even if it is hard for us to see it in the midst of the trial/test. But we have to wait, let Him work it out, and you will blessed beyond belief. Faith, trust, patience, He provides and builds them all. But the waiting can be agonizing as each day passes. That is when you have to get on your knees, get into the Word, and He will answer, He will help get you through it. It is about learning total, absolute dependence on Him. Comments?

I think it can be hard to wait, especially if we aren't even sure what specifically we are awaiting for.

On a side note about trusting God, I've heard it said, "be careful what you pray for, because you might just get it."
I think the most scariest prayer you could ever pray is "Lord, teach me to trust you fully" It might seem simple, but that kind of trust in every situation, good or bad, is hard to learn and He's going to have take you to extraordinary lengths in order to achieve that goal and teach you that kind of trust.

Believe it or not, God desires us to go that extra step, to stir ourselves up enough to take ahold of Him. Waiting on God is to join unto Him, by following and doing what is written in His word. As God has gone through extraordinary lengths to make it possible for every believer to find Him even the death of His Son. We are to greatly desire to trust God fully in all that we do and say, and if you will, you will not only find God, but be given of God what is beyond what you ever could have known on your own. The extra lengths you speak of is simply faith in His word to do in finding Him in your own brokenness in following Him, as He has provided a Comforter to confirm in us and teach us of His love, His peace, and the very truth of His word. His plan is perfect and in following Him we are perfected in Him just enough that no man can pluck us from His hand. Freeing us from our own doubts and any deception in ourselves and of men.

The reason this is of interest for me is that it is too easy to jump in and get ahead of God. You get tired of waiting, impatient, angry, scared and basically take charge when all you had to do was go ask Him - Lord what would you have me do here? Ask Him, He will answer. Comments?

There are tons of verses on His faithfulness - from Deuteronomy 7:9 to 2 Timothy 2:13. But it would seem that His timing has to be included in this. He is faithful, He cannot be otherwise, but in His time, His purpose, the plan He has for you. He is faithful but He also knows us, He will not give us something or do something we are not ready for yet. Because He loves us, He knows us. Comments?

The reason this is of interest for me is that it is too easy to jump in and get ahead of God. You get tired of waiting, impatient, angry, scared and basically take charge when all you had to do was go ask Him - Lord what would you have me do here? Ask Him, He will answer. Comments?

I think it can be hard to wait, especially if we aren't even sure what specifically we are awaiting for.

On a side note about trusting God, I've heard it said, "be careful what you pray for, because you might just get it."
I think the most scariest prayer you could ever pray is "Lord, teach me to trust you fully" It might seem simple, but that kind of trust in every situation, good or bad, is hard to learn and He's going to have take you to extraordinary lengths in order to achieve that goal and teach you that kind of trust.