The wait
I awoke this morning certain of the time for the church service. Perhaps it’s because I haven’t been in a while, but I was only an hour off. So I went online to find “The Call” as suggested by Atticus. While searching for other books to reach the free shipping amount for my basket I came across this one; it’s on backorder but the excerpt struck a chord.
A God-ordained vision will begin as a concern. You will hear or see something that gets your attention… Unlike many passing concerns, these will stick with you. You will find yourself thinking about them in your free time. You may lose sleep over them. You won’t be able to let them go because they won’t let you go.
Nehemiah’s concern over the condition of Jerusalem consumed him… So what did he do? Nothing. He did absolutely nothing… He chose to wait. Nehemiah knew what so many of us have a hard time remembering: What could be and should be can’t be until God is ready for it to be. So he waited…
The story of Nehemiah… illustrates the truth that a clear vision does not necessarily indicate a green light to begin… A vision rarely requires immediate action. It always requires patience.
“Visioneering“, Andy Stanley
Read more about Nehemiah or a series by Darryl Dash (live, prepare, share, protect, distractions).
