Comments on: Wait and See http://erinsatterlee.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/wait-and-see/ Like a tree planted by the streams of living water Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:28:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Laurie http://erinsatterlee.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/wait-and-see/#comment-126 Laurie Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:52:57 +0000 http://erinsatterlee.wordpress.com/?p=385#comment-126 Humans are almost "hard-wired" NOT to wait! From birth we are conditioned to believe that the louder we scream, the quicker the response. What a blessing it is to learn to wait. It's difficult, it's mind boggling, it's spiritual, it's worth every effort. Backsliding is so easy (at least for me) and happens daily -- sometimes multiple times in a day! Thank you for the reminder of how important it is to nurture a spirit of waiting and the eternal effect it has. Blessings, Laurie Humans are almost “hard-wired” NOT to wait! From birth we are conditioned to believe that the louder we scream, the quicker the response. What a blessing it is to learn to wait. It’s difficult, it’s mind boggling, it’s spiritual, it’s worth every effort. Backsliding is so easy (at least for me) and happens daily — sometimes multiple times in a day! Thank you for the reminder of how important it is to nurture a spirit of waiting and the eternal effect it has.
Blessings,
Laurie

]]> By: Jo Caton-Frank http://erinsatterlee.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/wait-and-see/#comment-125 Jo Caton-Frank Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:39:24 +0000 http://erinsatterlee.wordpress.com/?p=385#comment-125 Erin, The waiting for God time is such a great thing to reflect on during Lent. In a Joyce Meyers cd I listened to a few weeks ago - she spoke of the waiting time and how hard it is for us to wait for anything anymore in our instant world of email, im, etc - much like what you pointed out Erin! Joyce went on to say that the waiting time really needs to be a "spending time with God time" - and we should remember to look at it that way and that it is such an awesome thing that God wants to spend time with us! I wish I could remember the scripture verses she gave - I was in my car so I wasn't taking notes. The cd was from her 'wings like eagles" or something like that -I'll look it up! In my education vision series last month I used the Facing the Giants movie clip where the preacher tells the coach to prepare his fields, and that God will send the rain when He is ready. That is so powerful - and I really tried to hit it home that we HAVE to prepare education ministry NOW. It's our job to be prepared to minister to the people that GOD will SEND us when HE is ready! Growth will happen if we are true to the calling- and in HIS time, not ours. Powerful stuff! Peace, Jo P.S. If I haven't told you lately - you rock girl! : ) Erin,

The waiting for God time is such a great thing to reflect on during Lent. In a Joyce Meyers cd I listened to a few weeks ago – she spoke of the waiting time and how hard it is for us to wait for anything anymore in our instant world of email, im, etc – much like what you pointed out Erin! Joyce went on to say that the waiting time really needs to be a “spending time with God time” – and we should remember to look at it that way and that it is such an awesome thing that God wants to spend time with us! I wish I could remember the scripture verses she gave – I was in my car so I wasn’t taking notes. The cd was from her ‘wings like eagles” or something like that -I’ll look it up!

In my education vision series last month I used the Facing the Giants movie clip where the preacher tells the coach to prepare his fields, and that God will send the rain when He is ready. That is so powerful – and I really tried to hit it home that we HAVE to prepare education ministry NOW. It’s our job to be prepared to minister to the people that GOD will SEND us when HE is ready! Growth will happen if we are true to the calling- and in HIS time, not ours. Powerful stuff!

Peace, Jo

P.S.
If I haven’t told you lately – you rock girl! : )

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