I was tagged in a note on Facebook this weekend. Inside the note was this poem. I wanted to share it with everyone because it has such a great meaning. It describes where I am in life, and what my attitude often is. It is so comforting and true.
~Dani
WAITINGFear says"get in there and fix it."
Genuine love say, "wait on God. Wait on His timing." ~ Linda Dillow
Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried.
Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied.
I pled and I wept fpr a clue to my fate.
And the Master so gently said, "Child you must wait!"
"Wait? You say, wait!" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By FAITH I have asked, and am claiming your Word."
"My future and all to which I can relate
Hangs in the balance, and you tell me to WAIT?
I'm needing a yes, a go-ahead sign,
Or even a no to which I can resign."
"And Lord, you promised that if we believe
We need but ask and we shall receive.
And Lord, I've been asking, and this is my cry:
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply!"
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate
As my Master replied once again, "You must wait."
So, I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut
And grumbled to God, "So I'm waiting...for what?"
He seemed then to kneel and His eyes wept with mine,
And He tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens, and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead, and cause mountains to run."
"All you seek, I could give you and pleased you would be.
You would have what you want- but you wouldn't know ME."
You'd not know the depth of my love for each saint;
You'd not know the power that I give to the faint;
You'd not learn to see through the clouds of despair;
You'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there;
You'd not know the joy of resting in me
When darkness and silence were all you could see.
You'd never experience that fullness of love
As the peace of my Spirit descends like a dove;
You'd know that I give and I save...(for a start).
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of my heart.
The glow of my comfort late into the night.
The faith that I give you when you walk without sight,
The depth that's beyond fetting just what you asked
Of an infinite God, who makes what you have LAST.
You'd never know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that "My grace is sufficient for thee."
Yes, your dreams for your loved ones overnight woud come true,
But, oh the loss! if I lost what I'm doing in you!
"So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see
THAT THE GREATEST OF GIFTS IS TO GET TO KNOW ME.
And though oft may my answers seem terribly late,
My wisest of andwers is still but to WAIT."
Author unknown
This is a very convicting song by the new band Revive. It deals with the fact that life goes by in a blink. I had some trouble on the school computers posting the video, so I posted the link here in the blog and also on the "Links" sidebar. This is "Blink" by the band Revive. I hope it encourages you to make every moment count!
