“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:28-31 NKJV
I have experienced painfully long travel days over my lifetime, and I have no doubt that there will be more (long, not painful) of such. I will always be grateful that I can travel, but it is not easy. The most difficult thing about it is that there is no other way. I cannot jump from one location to another, I cannot teleport, I have not been called to build a faster plane. I just have to wait out the hours until the wheels hit the ground.
It is something I have noticed about processing in the faith. I recently asked God if He felt a process He was taking me through was really necessary. I wanted Him to understand that He did not have to take me through the wilderness for me have a testimony. I serve a boundless God of the impossible. Meaning that unlike me, He can jump from location to location, teleport, and build a faster plane. As a child of God, it can be done in seconds. What exactly is the point of the waiting room?
It sounds funny and is in equal parts honest. I have noticed, however, that my sight is limited. How ridiculous to deem a process unnecessary simply because it makes no sense to me. My humanity is nothing, especially in comparison to the greatness of the Creator of the Universe: “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9 NKJV)
I would also like to be a good steward of the blessings I am waiting on. I have witnessed a processing that allowed me to properly hold and multiply the talents the Lord has given me. I can identify areas where if I had gotten to my destination a day later or earlier, I may have ruined what God has been gracious enough to gift. Even in seasons where I feel ready, remaining in the secret place has exposed parts of me I did not know I existed. At the end of the day, it is Jesus who knows me, better than I know myself. That means when He chooses to deliver is the perfect time to receive. I believe it.
I therefore pray that as I am learning to do, you too will enjoy the journey. He knows and holds it altogether, so we will enjoy the journey. The destination is His – even the night shall be light about us. Because marvellous are His works, and that our souls know very well. (Psalm 139:11 & 14).
