In about 8 hours, my family will be leaving for the airport where we will be flying into Tampa, Florida! Then we'll be driving to Lakeland to stay at my aunt's house. Now, many of you know that Florida is not my favorite place to be or live. But, after my short time of living there, I have come to appreciate the finer qualities it has to offer = beaches and shopping! I was never a beach-lover in my early years. Well, even in some of my later years. But I have to say something about that changed in the Philippines. I wouldn't want to be there everyday, but I have a great appreciation for the beach now! And shopping...hello! Discount stores with really cool clothes!!
So, this morning at church, our pastor gave his "shortest" message ever. The message was what he'd heard from God. "GO". Yeah...I say that he cheated because he did a lot of explaining before & after -- I call that part of the message, but I digress.
The message was to each individual and for us as a body. We're commanded to go. So he had us to seek where we were to go and what we were to go do. I heard people giving some great stuff, nothing really specific, but still awesome. When I really listened to the Lord and was honest, this is what I heard Him say. "Go and continue to seek my face. Go about my business on a daily basis. Go, be aware and fulfill the opportunities I place in front of you. Go about the business of waiting to hear from Me for the next step that I will show you. Go about these things daily and the day will come that I will release you from this waiting period and send you out again."
So, here I am....still waiting on Him. Waiting is an action, not simply twiddling my thumbs. I still have to be about His business -- seeing needs & filling them, being a blessing wherever I go -- right where I am at the moment. I know that the day will come that He will give me the next step and release me....until then I will continue seeking His heart.
