A New Transition

Waiting

All day today I have been reading Miracles and Miracles II by Evangelist R.W. Schambach. Every word he wrote spoke to me on a level that no one could imagine.

You see, I've known for a while a glimpse of the destiny God has in store for me. I suppose the only reason I have that glimpse is because God knows that I would have already crippled and given up if I didn't have that glimpse. However, there is no one that I have truly confided in concerning what God has in store for me, and the few I've attempted to confide in have looked at me as if my head was upside down and my body was a raspberry.

Everyone knows that I am to be a preacher. This is something I have excitedly spoke of for months. I have enthusiastically stood behind pulpits and declared the power of God multiple times, I constantly carry around my Bible so in every free moment I can dig into the Word, and in January I start my first semester at Lee University to receive ministerial education through the Church of God. But no one knows exactly what is rooted in my soul. At times they can feel it, but they don't know what it is.

In the Church of God, the Holiness faith, the Full Gospel faith, and any other form of Pentecostalism, you are doubted if you have not received the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Without the baptism you are more susceptible to the wiles of Satan and therefore they see you as a weaker and less useful member of the body.

Given this, if I told them what God has told me, they'd think that I'd completely lost it. They would call me silly for thinking that someone, who was still waiting on the baptism, could receive such a powerful calling.

So, what am I saying? I'm saying that sometimes you have to wait to share what it is God has in you. Sometimes you have to realize that people can't handle just yet what it is they don't know, and no matter how frustrating it is to not be able to share it you have to patiently wait for God's timing. If you are in the same boat as me, pray. Pray. Seek His face. Wait on Him. He will let you know when the time is right.

In my case, I have to wait for the baptism. In your case it may be that you have to wait until you're a year or two older, until you're out of a certain family situation, until you give God your yes, whatever it may be. I don't know, but you probably know and God certainly knows.

I encourage you to cling to what it is that God has promised you. Cling to it for dear life and never give up on it no matter how long you have to wait. God is faithful. As long as you're faithful, His promise will be fulfilled.

Abba, I thank You for this promise You have in me. This destiny You have in me. I thank You for giving me a glimpse of it so I'll have something to cling to and hope for. I just pray that You'll be with me as I am waiting for Your timing to be fulfilled. It gets so frustrating sometimes knowing this, but not being able to use it or excitedly tell my people about it. But I know you are faithful, and I trust you Lord. I pray for peace and understanding as I battle weariness and frustration. I trust in Your timing, Lord. Have Your way, Lord.