Waiting on God, waiting for God
How many of us truly wait on God simply just to get closer to Him? Usually, our daily to-do lists and other distractions tug so strongly on us that we can't sit still for anyone for too long - even God. And everything claiming to make our lives easier - technology - has only complicated them and made for the most distracted people ever! What or who has a hold on us? This is an important question to ask ourselves if we really want to know God more deeply and experientially. Waiting on God brings so many rewards. We feel His peace. We experience His love. We can truly listen to what He is speaking to our hearts. There is no other relationship like it! And yet when my concerns and worries crowd in, I find myself seeking Him more for His answers, His provision, His deliverance than I do for Him . This can happen when a long-unanswered prayer has been gnawing at us. Oh we let it go as best we can. And we persevere in prayer about the matter. But even this kind of prayer can ca