Yesterday we finished by saying… waiting is not just doing nothing while we are waiting for the God bus to show up. Biblical waiting is continuing in what we know to do until God shows us what we don’t know how to do. It is continuing in what we know even though we know that the continuing is not the answer. It is continuing in what we know because that is all we have of faithfulness to God and because  waiting will always eventually lead us to step three in becoming happy in the heart attack which is…

To Embrace God when He shows up…John 21:7-14 says,

 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. ⁸ The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. ⁹ When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.

¹⁰ Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” ¹¹ So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. ¹² Jesus said to them,“Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. ¹³ Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. ¹⁴ This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.

As soon as Peter realized that the Lord had shown up, he abandoned his fishing and put all His focus on getting to God. So many people miss God when finally He does arrive because they have let bitterness blind them. In your waiting look for God and keep yourself in readiness to jump into the water like Peter did!

Have you ever been tempted towards bitterness because you thought you were being forced to wait too long? What did you do?

Check in tomorrow for Pt. 6