the How

It’s fascinating, I have had to wait on the Lord a few times in my life.  As I have waited for His plan to unfold this time I can’t help thinking of the verse about waiting.  Psalm 27:14 says, “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart, and wait for the Lord.”  It’s fascinating because being strong and taking heart are the opposite of what I want to do when I have to wait.  Waiting makes me feel weak and helpless.  But, that’s where the Holy Spirit comes in.  I can’t help but thing of the verse that says, “Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power” (Eph 6:10), emphasis on THE LORD.  As I have recited the verse from Psalm to myself the last few days, I have asked God “how do I wait, what can I do while I wait,” because in my mind being strong and taking heart are too passive J.  I need a task.  He reminded me of the story of Mary and Martha and said, “be with Me like Mary.”  This was a little easier for me, it’s more of a task, but I still wanted to know how.  It was yesterday that He said, “pray.”  Now that’s a task I know how to do.  So, I began to ask Him what I was to pray for.  It has been amazing to see the prayers that were right in front of me here at Mayfield.  As I eat meal after meal with traveling missionaries I hear of prayer requests and needs all over Africa.  This is where you all come in.  My hope is to share these requests as I set out to praying for them myself.  I hope you will pray with me so that we may unit as God’s army of believers. 

Waiting isn’t a weak action. We can have strength as we wait, and God is showing me HOW He will make me strong as I wait on Him.  He is giving me the strength to continue to spend time with Him - for His glory - to grow my strength in Him, and to lift others up, as I pray!!!! 

Look for the heading “Prayers from Mayfield” as I add prayer requests in the next few weeks.