Sometimes our preconceived ideas about how God is working in our lives keep us from the very joys that he is trying to give us. It is easy to get in the position of seeing God as if he is a genie in a lamp. We can feel as if he is just here to provide us with what we want, when we want it. God is really asking us instead to talk to him and listen to him. It is a relationship, but in our frantic world it probably looks more like we are demanding and trying to “kick his door in” to get him to respond to us.
One of the great secrets of a simpler life is found in
Psalm 46:10
"Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
Paul said after knowing Christ for 15 years "That I may know him." That was still his main goal in life. Although we may struggle at times with the whole, “knowing God” thing, the proof is in the journey. We must pace ourselves and commit to the whole trip. It is not an overnight thing. It takes time and we will grow in him in unexpected ways.
Isaiah 40:31 says:
"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
We have to stop trying to kick his door in and instead listen to that still small voice. He might be pointing to the very thing we have been looking for. We were just too focused on our own ideas to notice it. The answer was there all along.
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