Chatting with Jesus
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Lord, as I meditated in Psalm 37 this morning, the Scriptures spoke to my inner man. You say:
“Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act,” (Psalm 37:7).
Be still? Wait? You know You are asking me to do something contrary to my nature. May I remind You that You wired me this way? When You created me in my momma’s womb, did You cross a couple wires somewhere? As You have witnessed over my lifetime, I am an antsy person. I get fidgety. When I need something, I don’t need it later, I need it right now! In my cross-wired brain, my mind races ahead of the words in my mouth and I stammer and stutter trying to relay to others that unless something I want happens right now, my world will end!
While I meditated on 37:7, at the same time I was thinking what to get my wife for Valentines, what will I have for lunch, and contemplating how the Aggies might win the National Championship. Faithfully, Your Spirit spoke again to my inner man.
“My dear Aggie child, I had you in mind when I wrote that Scripture. I knew following that Scripture would be difficult for you, because I wanted you to learn to call on me for help. Sometimes you do. Sometimes you don’t. I’m patient with you, waiting for you to be consistent to do what I ask of you.”
Oh, Lord, how many others are you being patient with, waiting on them to call on You?
Forgive me for the times I’ve jumped ahead of You, Lord. I admit I’ve caused more headaches for myself and others by not waiting for You to act on our behalf. Oh, Lord, like the Apostle Paul, we all are a work in progress, (Philippians 1:6; 3:12, 13)
Amen, Jesus
THANKFUL 
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