Wait Upon The Lord, But In The Meantime Get Busy

In the Christian faith we often talk about “waiting on the Lord.”  I’ve heard Christians talk about not wanting to run ahead of God because we realize that if anything of genuine significance is going to happen, God needs to be in it. (As a matter of fact, now that I think of it, I’ve heard myself say those words.)

There is an awareness, among Christians, that it is important for us to act in accordance with God and be doing things based upon His leading, His strength and His power.

All of this is true.

However, this does not mean that if a Christian has not received a very specific and direct leading from God the person is essentially compelled to sit around waiting for instructions and doing nothing in life.

You see, in the normal course of life there are some things we already know we are supposed to be doing. We don’t need a further word from God regarding some of these matters. He has already spoken. For example, we are called to be kind, gracious, respectful and fair in our day-to-day interactions with everyone we encounter.

Or, whatever our current job or duties happen to be we are called to do them to the best of our abilities.

Or, we are called to be proclaiming the truth of Jesus and what He has done in our lives, basically, bringing the light of Jesus wherever we go.

Again, we don’t need to be in a waiting pattern regarding issues such as these—wondering if we should behave in these ways, or not. God has already spoken to us about these practices in our lives.

So, should we “wait upon the Lord?” Yes, absolutely!

But should we continue to be His agents in the world—being salt and light wherever we go—in the meantime? Yes, absolutely!