Being A Waiter, Armed And Ready!

Isa 40:31

31 But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
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Hab 2:1-2

1 I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected.
2 Then the LORD answered me and said: "Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
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My Comments:

Some people seem to think that 'waiting on the Lord' involves just sitting there, emptied of mind, and just hoping for God to talk to them. It's like a Que Sera Sera moment where they go "If the Lord will talk to me, He'll talk; If He doesn't, He doesn't"

Have you ever observed how waiters wait on people in the restaurants? You won't find them just lazing around, being slothful and sloppy in taking their orders. You'll find them literally standing at attention; notepad and pencil at the ready, prepared to hear and write down the orders of the diners before acting on those orders. You can almost feel the expectancy in the air.

Habakkuk is a biblical example of a waiter who waits on God. He waits for the Word that comes from God, and he writes it down, that it can be read by others who would then run with it. It's almost like he has the expectancy that "I'm going to hear from God, and I'm waiting for it. He will speak to me!"

In my own prayer life, I'm still learning to develop that same kind of attitude towards the things of God. At whatever time, I always make sure that I have at least a pencil and a paper to jot down things I get from my time in prayer.

I've noticed that in Spirit-led prayer, there's a certain pattern to what I'm led to pray for. I recommend that if you are serious about developing your own individual prayer lives, get a journal to write down things that you get from God in your times of prayer.

Over time, you'll start to take note of certain trends or patterns that God leads you to pray for. As an example, some people may be led to pray for the Church as a whole, or for certain nations, or certain ministries in the local church; anything!

It is amazing when you find yourself praying things out through the Spirit, and writing it down. And you find yourself enjoying those times of waiting on Him, that constant renewing of your spirit. And when you see what you prayed about come to pass; you're just in awe of what God's doing!