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Is God a spoilsport?
'You treat us with kindness and with honour, never denying any good thing to those who live right.' Psalm 84:11
'Wait'. 'Not yet'. 'Later'. Three things a child hates hearing. But are they always said just because mum and dad feel like being spoilsports, or is waiting sometimes a good thing? What about if the kid's rushing to cross a busy road when mum says 'wait' because she's seen a car? Or when dad says 'later' to an ice-cream, 'cos he knows how much the kid's already eaten, and he doesn't want them throwing up all over themselves.
Surely in those cases, waiting often is a good thing for us - and by following the advice to wait, children learn patience, and some other pretty key life survival tips too. Can the same be said for God when He asks us to wait? Of course.
There are great benefits to waiting. For example, if you learn to wait and observe others in similar situations, you'll make better choices. That thing you think you can't live without today, you may be glad to live without tomorrow. '... never denying any good thing to those who live right'.
So when God says, 'Wait,' trust Him. Either it's not what you need right now, or He has something better sorted for you. You say, 'But what am I going to do in the meantime?' The Bible says, 'Wait on the Lord ... and He shall strengthen your heart...' (Psalm 27:14 NKJ). So stop pushing, and let God do it in His time - you'll be better off.
written by Bob Gass
'You treat us with kindness and with honour, never denying any good thing to those who live right.' Psalm 84:11
'Wait'. 'Not yet'. 'Later'. Three things a child hates hearing. But are they always said just because mum and dad feel like being spoilsports, or is waiting sometimes a good thing? What about if the kid's rushing to cross a busy road when mum says 'wait' because she's seen a car? Or when dad says 'later' to an ice-cream, 'cos he knows how much the kid's already eaten, and he doesn't want them throwing up all over themselves.
Surely in those cases, waiting often is a good thing for us - and by following the advice to wait, children learn patience, and some other pretty key life survival tips too. Can the same be said for God when He asks us to wait? Of course.
There are great benefits to waiting. For example, if you learn to wait and observe others in similar situations, you'll make better choices. That thing you think you can't live without today, you may be glad to live without tomorrow. '... never denying any good thing to those who live right'.
So when God says, 'Wait,' trust Him. Either it's not what you need right now, or He has something better sorted for you. You say, 'But what am I going to do in the meantime?' The Bible says, 'Wait on the Lord ... and He shall strengthen your heart...' (Psalm 27:14 NKJ). So stop pushing, and let God do it in His time - you'll be better off.
written by Bob Gass
