Let God Hurry

Every day, before I begin my bible study, I pray that God will help me understand what He is trying to say, and that something will stick out to me. Today in my devotional I started reading Isaiah. Chapter 1 passed, nothing stood out. Chapter 2, chapter 3, chapter 4, and still nothing. Once I had reached chapter 5, I was already frustrated. Why isn’t anything clicking? Why do I feel like God is not speaking to me? I kept reading against my own will, irritated, and then I got to this verse.

Isaiah 5:19 – Woe to those who say, “Let God hurry, let Him hasten His work, so that we may see it. Let it approach, let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come, so we may know it.”

“Woe to those who say let God hurry…” Wow. What a statement. Right before I read this verse I had sinned against God. I was impatient, wishing He would speak to me faster than He was. I cannot tell you how many times I do this in my daily life. God, help me understand why this is happening, not later, but now. God, answer my prayer. God, speak to me. God, comfort me. God, help me feel you here now. God, give them the answers. God, give me the answers. God, fix this. God, do that. I can just imagine God laughing, “Is this a joke?” God asks me to read my bible. God asks me to be in constant prayer with Him. God asks me to love my neighbors, and myself. God asks me to be like Him, and act like Christ. God asks me to speak with a loving tongue, and never against others. God asks me to have a positive attitude. God asks me to tell everyone I meet about Him. But do I do all of these things? No, I don’t. So who am I to rush Him? Who am I to think that God does not have a perfect plan for me, that He is not with me, and has it all ready to go?

“Woe to those who say let God hurry…” My goal is to be more faithful, and have more peace in God’s plan for me. To become more patient, in every aspect of my life. Time for a change.