Have you ever been ready to get on an airplane only to hear the announcement that your flight was delayed? If not, I’m sure you have seen several movies playing out this scene.
What happens when a flight is delayed? People find other things to do while they wait, of course. Some people will do more productive things than others. One person may only lounge around or just sleep while another will be making business calls and reading or writing important information. They are getting on the same plane – the one that has been delayed, but will no doubt arrive. However, the things they do while waiting on this plane will be very different.
A lot of people get annoyed and grow impatient when something they are waiting on is delayed. People want stuff to happen and things to be given to them yesterday. People want “it” RIGHT NOW. I can truly relate to that.
A few years ago when I went to North Carolina, it was prophesied that God was going to do a complete turnaround in my life. It was also said that I was called into ministry. I couldn’t help but to wonder what the “complete turnaround” was supposed to be about. I was anxious to know what kind of work God was going to do in my life to actually turn it completely around.
I wasn’t all that excited, at first, about the idea of going into ministry. I was a little afraid, to be honest. I didn’t know what to expect and wasn’t sure why God would even consider using me. I kept thinking there was someone more qualified for the task. I know better now because the things God wants done by me can ONLY be done by me. Noone else can push out of me what God has placed inside me.
After the prophecy, I expected to see stuff fall from the sky that very day. Not literally, but you know what I’m talking about. I wanted instant results. Funny, right? But it is true. So, when days, months, and a couple of years went by, I started asking God what was up. He wasn’t moving fast enough for me, but at the same time, I wasn’t in order. My life was still in a mess and I wasn’t doing too much to examine and fix the situation. I kept talking about I was waiting on God to move, but all along He was waiting on me to make a move.
It’s funny how people just expect stuff to fall from the sky and they don’t want to wait on blessings. They also want what God said is theirs NOW not LATER. I had to realize that things are done in God’s order, not mine. At the same time, the longer I delay getting things right in my life, the longer He will delay what He says is for me. What God has for me, can’t be given to anyone else. And if He said it’s going to be, it will be.
When I wanted what was mine, it clearly wasn’t time. God didn’t tell me “no”. He just said “not right now”. He couldn’t trust me with a ministry – not the one he wanted for me. I wouldn’t have trusted myself with a ministry at the time. God knew and still does know what he’s doing. Abraham was promised a son, however it took 30 years for this vision to manifest.
Romans 4:20-21 (NIV) “Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.”
God needed to doing some work on the inside of me. My faith had to be strengthened and people had to be pushed out of my life. I had to get some things in order before He could really move the way He wanted to. I can really respect that and I am glad I finally got on the right track.
Don’t let the delay make you doubt God’s word. He wants to bless you. You move, then watch God move.
Hebrews 6:12 (NIV) “…so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”
Be ready to take flight when He says it’s time. Your blessing may be delayed, but is not and never will be denied.
Peace,
Ayana E,
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