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Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Wait

 

I was early. (I usually am…)

Needing a couple of birthday cards, I found them in the rich display. My friend hadn’t yet arrived, so I zipped to the cash till and paid. It only took a couple of minutes.

Returning to my station by the entry door, I waited, and finally pulled out my phone to see the time. Which is when I realised she’d sent me a text: she was upstairs waiting in the café entrance.

In those couple of minutes, I’d missed her entry. I’d probably left my station just as she parked her car.

How often in life do I miss a divine appointment, simply because I multitask instead of simply waiting? Wait for the Lord, Scripture advises. Be strong; take heart, and wait for the Lord.

Easier said than done. Lord, would you teach me this skill, so that I never miss your arrival? Quell my impatience and silence my inner drive to accomplish something with every moment. Help me today to be strong, take heart, and wait for the Lord.

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