tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831552812314948942.post1754595625586377031..comments2023-04-09T09:28:32.519-05:00Comments on God is moving in CR: Lord, I'm waitingCR @ Fellowshiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032262534774907122noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831552812314948942.post-73426714999806247722009-12-31T13:11:56.138-06:002009-12-31T13:11:56.138-06:00Gail McConnell: Amen and amen to waiting. Waitin...Gail McConnell: Amen and amen to waiting. Waiting is not of the flesh; it is of the spirit. Waiting is not a character of self; it is a character of born again children. Waiting gets rid of the "I want it...and I want it now!" Why would I as God's child want anything that is not of His Will....even though I think I need it! That is how deceptive the flesh and self-centeredness and insecure self truly is! That is how I got myself into trouble and pain and suffering in the first place! Trying to be God and decide by my own rules. God is God! He is Father! He is Lord! Hello....I believe He knows best! If He wants me to have a raise or a job or a husband or a boyfriend or a home or a position in ministry....I believe....uh change that...I know that God has it all orchestrated in the heavenlies! All I have to do is WAIT ON HIM AND RENEW MY STRENGTH AS I WAIT BY SOAKING IN HIS WORD! I don't have to dwell in the land of the dead anymore and try to analyze and figure it all out. All I have to do is trust like a child and spend time with my Father. Now,lest anyone reading this tell me I sound self-righteous, let me be the first to admit that through most of my Christian walk I was self-righteous. I must bear witness to the truth that I did not want to wait on God. For a long time, I was sure that Gail knew best for God. For a long time, in my knowledge of the Word, I haughtily and arrogantly wanted to control God's will according to my way, my will, and my timing. I made very very very bad decisions through my insecurity, arrogant attitude, addictive behaviors and lie based thinking. My heart was its greatest deceiver (and still can be if I don't remember Who is in charge). That is why God warns to "guard your hearts". <br />No, not the human heart of the physical body. God is talking about the heart conscience. The heart conscience whose root draws from the flesh nature is deceived; the heart conscience whose root by grace draws from the spirit nature is mature in Christ Jesus. This is not a logical process. It is supernatural. Ok then, so let us wait...even in the tears...<br />even in the grieving process of moving through coming out of denial, feeling sad, feeling angry, bartering with God and finally coming to accept the reality....then fall head over heels in love with Jesus Christ through surrender. "Lord, I'm waiting"....this is my everyday vocabulary today. It is as natural as breathing. How can I prove it? I can't. It just is because He made it to be. Ahhh how sweet it is.<br /><br />Loving you all,<br /><br />GailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com