I have been trying to figure a lot of things out lately. Part of it is my ongoing discussion with Atticus on a previous post: understanding God's call. (Or, better put, understanding waiting.) Part of it is having had a very long week at work and still feeling exhausted when another week is about to begin (my two year itch even thought I've now been here three). Part of it is about relationships (why is the search so hard; shouldn't I be pursued and not doing the pursuing; do I even want a relationship right now).
So what did I find this afternoon?
Ps 37:4-7a "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him."
Ps 57:2 "I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me."
Phil 1:6 "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."
1 Thes 5:16-18 "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
I also looked back to see my path of word; the words God spoke to me over the last eight to ten years or so. Specific messages that have resonated with me and tie into one another. The blue ones are the specific words, the green the connecting concepts.
In the desert there comes hunger / thirst; in a voluntary sense, fasting (Is 58). In this longing, one finds that self is stripped away.
All of these things are related to dependency and the need to come before God (Is 55). In God's presence, we wait (Lam 3:25) [which can produce patience] and prepare (Esther; previous post) for our vision [goal]. Because of the wait/preparation, we create, bear fruit and fulfill purpose.