Wait...

On one occasion, while he [Jesus] was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

Acts 1: 4-5


Before Jesus went into heaven, he told the disciples to go back to Jerusalem and "wait". They were to wait for the Holy Spirit. Could you imagine waiting the roughly ten days for the Holy Spirit to arrive? They had no idea what that really meant. Wow, the conversations that must have gone on.

We can take a lot from this concept of waiting. Have you ever prayed for something and it never went the way you wanted? Well, God asks us to wait, just as he asked the disciples to wait. I don't think I buy into the "God didn't answer my prayer" syndrome. What happens is, God knows the best timing for things to occur in our lives, not to mention God knows what we can really handle.

In a world where everything is fast-paced, let us strive to become people who wait on the Lord. God knows us better than we think. Next time you really want something to go a certain way, take time to be extra patient. Like the disciples, the wait just might change your world and the world in general.