"Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him." Psalm 37:7 NKJV
Stop getting yourself in a state - be 'Daddy Cool'. What is the point of getting yourself all wound up; will it solve anything? More than likely, it will just make matters worse. In verse 8, David says, 'Cease from anger and forsake wrath.' If you don't, you may get yourself to the point of frustration and then, 'POW' - Pandemonium.
Incidentally, how is your patience? Test yourself right now, how would you feel when you have waited at four sets of traffic lights, been behind a JCB for 20 or so minutes and then ended up in the traffic jam to beat all traffic jams? You're late for the school run; for work and then you realise it is Saturday, not a school or work day. It may sound a little exaggerated but it can happen, believe you me. The thing is, what would be in your thoughts; how would you react? With patience and praising God or grumbling all the way home. Be honest!
The answer to all of this is that you need to be 'Daddy Cool'. In verse 7 of the NKJV, it reads, 'Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him.' The CSB interprets it this way, 'Be silent before the LORD and wait expectantly for Him.' It's a subtle play on words but means the same. It is always best to be silent before God when things are not going your way. He doesn't need your protests. He is teaching each one of us to 'wait expectantly', for Him to work. What is the point of waiting if nothing is going to happen - none?
With everything that has been going on, don't you think you could do with something good happening? Well, that is down to you; learn to rest in God - be 'Daddy Cool' and learn to be silent instead of grumbling.
But above all, wait expectantly! He cares and wants to bless you, but you cannot rush God no matter how hard you try. Therefore, as Frank Sinatra sang (Who?) 'Nice n" Easy does it every time'. He really meant to sing, 'Be Daddy Cool'
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