They that Wait Upon the Lord!
As I sat here at my computer on Thursday, prior to my Friday post, I was once again reflecting on the fact that the Lord had not given me a direction for what He wanted me to discuss next. I made 2 or 3 stabs at it only to realize each time that the thoughts were just coming from my head. That’s another way of saying that I sensed no anointing from the Lord on the words.
Just like a couple weeks ago, I asked the Lord where He wants me to go from here. Do you want me to add to the Covid-19 posts? I sensed very strongly that the Covid category was complete and I was not supposed to add any more to it! At this point it’s about 10:30 Thursday night, and I was explaining all of this to my wife Shirley. She offered the best advice to me that I could have hoped for. Without hesitation, and in a calm voice, Shirley said “Mike… it’s still only Thursday, wait for the Lord and He will show you what to write before Friday is over.” I responded with “good advice, I’m tired, and I’m going on to bed.”
As I do most nights, I was lying in bed panning through Facebook and up popped a little encouragement from the Victory Channel. Here is what it said:
“This is not your fight, it is the Lord’s battle, allow Him to take over and lead you to victory. Avoid taking up fights that is supposed to be handled by God, stop stressing your mind just to find solutions to problems that are beyond you, leave it to God and go to sleep, He will handle it.”
Wow! I showed it to Shirley, we both said Praise the Lord! At that point I rolled over and went to sleep as ordered. I might add that I slept like a baby!
This morning, Friday, I walked into our home office and saw the framed picture of an eagle in flight hanging on the wall. It has the following scripture passage printed above the eagle:
Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)
31But 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.
So I expected direction from the Lord this morning but nothing came to mind. I have been waiting all day Friday for His instruction, and it finally came! Praise the Lord! He’s never too late!
The Lord instructed me to begin a new category called “Downloads from the Lord”. He often will download an entire concept to me instead of conveying it to me in a series of words. Through the years Shirley and I have come to refer to them as another Download from the Lord. These downloads from the Lord will pertain to a wide variety of topics, and they will all be filed in this category titled, “Downloads from the Lord”.
So… here it is 8:00pm Friday evening and I will be posting this as chapter 1 of this new category with others to follow every Tuesday and Friday as the Lord provides the downloads. Please allow me this opportunity to say thank you Holy Spirit for conveying this concept to me! “Jesus, You Are Incredible!!!” The Lord also led me to this passage in Psalms that also encourages us to be patient and wait upon the Lord:
Psalm 27:14 (KJV)
14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.