When Things Shift…

In all of our lives, there are times when you feel something shift and the weight seems heavier to bear. The additional weight makes it difficult to move and operate as you normally would. It could be caused by a disappointment, a heartbreak, an unexpected loss. Whatever the cause, the immediate action should be no action:

“Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:1 (AMP)

I read a wonderful devotion this morning regarding David’s desire to build a house for the Lord. Of all the things that David was successful at, his one overriding dream was to build God a house. His prophet Nathan agreed that this was a good thing for David to do, until Nathan went home and God spoke to him and told him that David was not the one who should build it, rather his son would.

What a disappointment to David. No doubt it broke his heart to pieces, and yet in the midst of his heartbreak we read this:

¹⁷ So Nathan went back to David and told him everything the Lord had said in this vision.

¹⁸ Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed, 2 Samuel 7:17,18 (NLT)

David did’t rant and rave; he didn’t decide that he was king and he could do what he wanted to do; he didn’t go out and have a drunken brawl. No David went into his closet and he sat before the Lord and he prayed…

What if we did the same as David when heartbreak or disappointment come our way? What if instead of re-acting, we do no-acting – we sit – we wait – we pray…

I am reminded of a time when I told God that all I wanted to do was to work for Him. My greatest desire was to pour my life as an offering to God and to work only for the church. Circumstances did not allow for this to happen, instead I was sent back to a secular job. My heart was broken, I was devastated. I did not sit before the Lord – I re-acted…

While I did continue to work in the church, much of my passion and pull on God for revelation and insight began to dissipate. It took years before I understood fully that my desire to work for the Lord was not unanswered, rather God gave me a greater congregation to serve – only it was in the marketplace, not the church house.

If only I had taken the time to sit…

You who are reading this, don’t have to make my mistake and waste time fretting over your plans not working out. Instead, go before the Lord and sit…don’t bring Him your agenda, wait on Him bringing you His agenda…Oh the treasures that will await you.

Maria