Hurry Up and Wait 6-30-05

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Give me Your patience and Your grace to see You and Your purpose in all things. ... "Hurry up and wait" -- that seems to be the pattern for so much of our lives. We frantically rush to get somewhere, only to have to wait when we get there. We often focus so much on where we are going and what we have to do that we miss out on what's happening in the moment now. We were hurrying to get up early this morning -- to get the luggage loaded, to get down the mountain, across the desert, and over to the airport for our morning flight home. Now we're waiting. We're pulled over on the side of the road waiting for the military to test fire a missile that apparently must fly over this stretch of the desert highway. All that hurrying doesn't matter now as we sit and we wait. Whether we make it to El Paso in time to catch our plane is now out of our control. Yet, there is a surprising peace that comes when we realize we really are out of control. Lord bring us Your peace that comes when we come to place of recognizing we are out of control. "The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps" (Proverbs 16.9). The choices we make are real, and the consequences of our decisions have infinite significance. Yet at the same time, You are at work in them and through them and in spite of them, patiently bringing Your sovereign plans to pass. "The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established" (Proverbs 19.21). Give us patience to wait, peace not to worry, and faith to know You are at work in all circumstances as we entrust our circumstances to You. Thank You for a moment to stop and pray and write, when I didn't think I had time this morning. As soon as You are ready, Lord, let them fire these missiles, so we can patiently move on through this desert to the airport. There we will excitedly celebrate the miracle that You hold time in Your hands or faithfully trust that You redeem all things, as we patiently wait for the next flight home. We entrust our plans to You. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Be encouraged this day! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, God is good! As soon as I finished writing my prayer on my laptop by the side of the road, we were released to go. I'm sending Thursday's prayer today since I was not able to send it yesterday. We've made it home and thank you for your prayers. To subscribe/unsubscribe please send a note to me at Messiah Ministries -- "preparing the way of the Lord" -- MessiahMin@aol.com Our mailing address: 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502. God bless you!Daily archives and devotional on the web at: www.morningbymorning.blogspot.com