Waiting Upon the Lord

There was once a husband who had a wife. However, their relationship was not solid and the wife told the husband, "I'm busy, so I will devote 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. to you everyday."

The husband agreed. The next day, he went to work. Although he had a rough time at work, he was excited at the thought of being able to converse with his wife.

As they sat down, the wife said: "Oh, you wouldn't believe what happened today!" And on and on she rambled about her day. The husband tried to interrupt to tell her what he had to say, but she continued to rant about her day.

Psalm 139:17-18

17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!

How vast is the sum of them!

18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I awake,
I am still with you.

Many times this is the exact situation with God. We set up quiet times to fellowship with the Heavenly Father, but many times we devote that time talking about ourselves and our needs. There's so much God wants to be able to say to us, but we keep on talking that there's no room for God to speak.

These verses amaze me. God's thoughts outnumber the grains of sand in the earth! Imagine all the sandboxes, beaches, and volleyball courts packed into a big container... and each grain God had something to say to you.

He might want to tell you how much He loves you. Or there might be something He is calling you to do. There's just so much he wants to tell us. But many times we aren't receptive to the things that He has to say. We need to remember that this is not to us, but for the One in Heaven.