Wait For Me

I guess the one thing that would aggravate me the most is when I would ride the school bus, we would go to someone's house and have to wait on them to come out, not just once, but every time. It didn't seem to bother me when someone was late on occasion, but that one or two that would drag around every time would be truly bothersome. It was as if they were saying, " Wait for me, I'm so important, your time is not as important as MY time."

I try to keep that in mind when I think about my walk with the Lord and my interaction with others, my desire is to respond when God says to move, and not wait on "MY" time. The parable of the 10 virgins should be a reminder to us all to be ready to move, to be prepared ahead of time, if possible. The 5 foolish virgins could not get into the wedding party, because they did not have enough oil to light their way, what a lesson. Little Sally couldn't catch the bus because she was busy playing records in the back room when the bus pulled up, nearly every morning, until one day the bus rode on, leaving her to the frustration of her mother having to take her 10 miles to school and sign her in. You know what happened, she was ready the next time the bus pulled up.

We don't always get a second chance to catch the bus, it's not guaranteed to us, even if we receive enough mercy to make it a time or two, we will eventually get left behind, if we are always asking the Lord to "Wait on ME, what I'm doing is more important than what you want me to do." The bus rides on, some don't even realize they missed it, till it's too late. Mama can't sign you in, Daddy can't pull any strings, you just missed it by doing your own thing. Maybe there will be another bus along in a little while, or maybe not. It depends on whether we are ready or not. The lesson is this: Prepare your heart to be ready to do the Lord's will when asked. Be humble and obedient, put the Lord and others above yourself in daily practice. If we get distracted temporarily from our daily practice of living for the Lord, turn and repent of the wrong as soon as you realize it, don't let the cares of the world allow us to get complacent and lazy, we may go to sleep and forget about the bus altogether, until it's too late.