“For since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him!” Isaiah 64:4 (NLT)
I did not date in college; I went on interviews. I was one of the very few females working towards a degree in Religion at Liberty University. Fellow Religion students asked me out, but a romantic evening was not on the agenda. These future pastors were looking for a coworker in the faith, a wife who could minister alongside them. From the moment we ordered our entrees, the interview questions flowed.
“How has God gifted you? Can you sing?” (Every good pastor’s wife can sing, right? Not in my case.)
“Where do you fit on the Armenian to Calvinist side? What is your theology on the 2nd coming of Christ?”
“How many kids do you want? What is your theory on disciplining children properly?”
“Would you be willing to direct children’s ministry if we started a church?” (I haven’t even decided to go out with you again!)
Every date ended with me either failing the interview or deciding I wasn’t interested in this particular job after all. Graduation was looming ever closer. All of my friends were designing their perfect weddings. I felt like the only one who hadn’t snagged a MRS degree along with my BS in Religion. Then I came across our key verse in a devotional I was studying. I surrendered my future to God, setting aside my dream of a husband and family. I researched job opportunities. I waited on God to show me what to do. That’s when God brought Scott to the office I worked in. I could have fun with this one. I didn’t feel any pressure to measure up to a job application process. We loved spending time together and wanted to extend the date until death do us part.
What is it you desperately want God to do? What have you been asking God to provide, heal, or change? There is no other like our God. He works on our behalf when we choose to wait for Him. Running ahead and making our own plans is so tempting. Do we want our plan or God’s plan? I choose to wait for Him.
“Lord, I choose to wait on You. You alone are God and are worthy of our trust.”
For His Glory
Tammy Randlett (http://staletoast.com)
TRBC Women’s Life
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