Stand Firm In Faith...

"Stand firm in faith, believing that what Jesus said is true, although in the meantime you do not understand what God is doing. He has bigger issues at stake than the particular things you are asking of Him right now." Oswald Chambers

These words cut right to the heart of all I feel burdened with tonight - "He has bigger issues at stake than the particular things you are asking Him right now."

Have you ever been in this place as well? At a place of pleading and begging God to DO a particular something in your life only to wait and wait and wait. It almost seems as if He isn't even listening to us. Is He listening to us?

WAIT.

He has something bigger at stake...the things I am asking of Him are less important than the work He is doing in my life. What a thought! He sees the whole picture...we only see this moment in time.

Oh if I would be able to recognize more completely that HE IS UP TO BETTER THINGS. I must set aside these desires, these lesser things that He may want for me, but not at this particular time.

Jesus,
I am so busy begging You to give me my heart's desire. I have completely lost sight of the wonderful reality that You ARE up to something in my life. Whatever the "bigger issue" is that You are focusing on in my life - open my blind eyes to see it. Please reveal to me where Your focus is on me so that I can make that my focus as well! My narrow mind is so focused on my loneliness - but You are focused on something else! Whatever it is, Lord, forgive me for my own selfishness and help me to be sensitive to what you desire to do in my life. Yes, Lord, I do feel confused about why life is the way it is. Holy Spirit, help me to accept the silence I hear on the matter of my loneliness. Help me to be at peace even when I feel confused by what the Father is doing in my life. Even though I don't always understand Your ways I remain surrendered to You. Forgive my selfishness and open my eyes to the work You want to do in my heart and my life right now - in the middle of all this loneliness!