Waiting

I found a verse today that was at one time stuck to my fridge.

'Lord, I have heard of your fame,
I stand in awe of Your deeds, O God.
Renew them in our day,
in our time make them known.'

Habakkuk 3:2

A couple of years ago, before we had any clue what we would be up against in the world of agriculture, I took part of a bible study (yes, it was Beth Moore) that challenged my belief in God. Not only my belief in God, but did I actually believe God?

As the weeks went on and we dove head first into God's word, I started to realize that what I believed about God was utterly sub-standard. I had no expectations of Him what-so-ever! Week after week we uncovered promise after promise...WOW! I asked God to make them true for me.

Through the study, we had to memorize 5 key phrases that emphasized the truth and realities of His promises. Every week we recited them with each other out loud - like a pledge. What I loved about that, is that when we hear it enough, it becomes truth to us. This principle has been proven over and over again in the negative and we all know it has a Strong effect - to the point of shaping some of the worst parts of us. Imagine how powerful the positive, life changing, Holy Spirit-inspired version of this is!

By the time we were ready to wrap up the study, I boldly proclaimed that I wanted a front row seat to His miracles! Little did I know at the time how raw that plea was soon going to become.

"Lord, I have heard of Your fame."
No doubt, I grew up knowing all the stories - David and Goliath, Noah's Ark, Adam and Eve, Daniel in the Lion's Den, Joseph in the Well, Joshua and the Wall, The Birth of Jesus, Samson..... on and on.

"I stand in awe of Your deeds, O God."
Well, the last time I checked, I could not walk on water, spit in some one's eye and heal it, or dump someone out of their wheelchair and tell them to get up and walk! So yes, 'awe' would describe my thoughts on that to a tee!

"Renew them in our day."
Come to think of it, I haven't seen anyone do that lately in my community! You don't have to look very far to see that it would be a valid plea - poor, sick, lonely, depressed, overworked, stressed....how many people do you know like that? Yes, a miracle or two would go far in renewing and invigorating some of us!

"In our time make them known."
My front row seat is reserved. Actually, I feel like I have my own, private center-stage on this. I am in the midst of needing a miracle!

Bring it on Lord! Don't hold back on my account! I'm believing You are who You say You are! I'm believing that You can do what you said You could! So if you don't mind Lord, I'm sitting on the edge of my seat waiting on You!

I can't wait to see this!