WHAT TO DO WHILE YOU WAIT!!

Do what the spider does, braid and weave your way to peace.  How in the world would I do that?
And, better yet WHY?

Waiting is hard.  Americans are so bad about waiting, even right down to how we handle road rage.
I saw in the paper this week a young man who didn't like how another guy was communicating with him on I-69.  (You know what I mean)  So he followed him onto US 6 and went around him to get him to stop.  Instead the man in the truck hit him spinning the car end over end.  WOW!  Tough example, but we don't even like to wait five minutes for the waitress to come over.  We want God to answer our prayers.  Some of us have waited years for certain people in our life, or events.

Twice today I read from two different devotions about Isaiah 40: 31.  So, I got the message that I need to work on this today and it certainly did bring some interesting ideas.  For example:  what are we to do while we wait?  The spider weaves an intricate braid or strands to make a very tight compartment of safety.  So, how about we spend time in the Word, worshiping, praying, singing, spending time with God we don't usually have.  We ask, seek, knock and then go about our life.  Some definitions write that the word wait - means braided together.  A tight band of material that has no strings attached.  Hmmm!  So, I see that as staying so closely woven to God, braided into His Word, trusting His perfect plan for my life, and of course, trusting His timing.  Ooops! The really hard part.

Isaiah 40: 31 -  But those who wait for the Lord (who expect, look for, and hope in Him)
shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up to the sun; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and and not faint or become tired.

I sat down this week (John 16: 24) and wrote out 14 bold statements.  Four of which have been answered.  So, be busy about your relationship with Him and perfect peace in the time of war can be yours.

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As per a request:   Pictures from a fall walk on 10-11-13

It wasn't as colorful as I thought it would be yesterday - maybe next week.  I have pictures form previous falls where its peaking already.  We have had the reds, but the maples are slow this year.
Have a wonderful Fall day!