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CRUMBLING COOKIES!
by olive Ngoe Recently I have been overly ecstatic at watching God begin to answer a prayer that has been my heart's cry for as long as I can remember. There's nothing to describe the feeling! And of course I can't wait for Him to just complete this period so that I can delight in my answered prayer-so much so that, when I think he has slowed down a bit, I want to take over the reins and just go ahead and be done with it! On one of these occasions, he reminded me of exactly who was doing the baking! Yes, I said baking; because that is the picture he brought to my mind on this occasion when I was engaging in one of my 'take over' bids! He reminded me of the time I had prayed fervently over the issue and when he showed me in a dream, I had rejected his version of the answer I had been expecting. However with time, I had accepted his will and even learnt to delight in it and anticipate it. Then when he started working to make it happen, all of a sudden he was saddled with this impatient child who hadn't even wanted his will in the first place! And so he watched me vainly try to hurry up his blessing through my own efforts and 'strategies' which needless to say, fell flat on my face! Hot and harried, I went back to him and allowed him to continue working his perfect will. I am almost sure I heard him say, 'Yes thank you! I will have that and you continue to sit there and wait until I am ready to serve!' So I went back and perched myself on the counter, watching him bake, giddy with waiting! Many times we are like that as children-watching mama baking our favorite cookies is a special kind of torture! Though we know that if we wait, the cookies will be heavenly, it does not stop us from wishing that we could eat them already! And that is how our little fingers sometimes end up in the raw dough as we try to get a pinch of the sweet and tasty mix. And yet the raw baking powder gives us all kinds of stomach upsets! Or when mama is not looking and she has left them on a plate to cool down before serving, we reach for them from the high counter top. And sometimes the plate of cookies comes all crumbling down! And mama is furious and we are sad and very very sorry-but all the amount of sorry in the world does not bring back the cookies, which we now stare at so sadly, laying in a heap of broken plate and cookie crumbs. And we know from mama's unyielding look that we will not be having cookies for a while. If only we had waited! Well, that is the way I behave with my Father sometimes! The book of 2nd Peter 3:9 reminds us that 'The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.' The portion of scripture is focused on the second return of our Lord Jesus, but like all scripture, it is still relevant and applicable in my daily living. There are many times that my impatience can and sometimes, will lead to the delay or thwarting of God's will in my life. It is not easy to be patient and that is in our nature but with our helper the Holy Spirit, we can wait till God is ready to serve. And when he serves, we will not want for anything 'for the Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him' according to Lamentations 3:25! Please do contact me directly by email on [email protected]. Thank you! original article of OLIVE NGOE Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |