"Worship while you wait."

Lately, I feel like I've been God's guinea pig of faith.  You ever feel like that?  Wondering where that light at the end of the tunnel is?  Sometimes, I feel like telling Him, "Alright, God, you've got me.  I'm yours.  I'm not going anywhere."  And it's so true.  I am not going anywhere.  Jesus has got me for life.  It's a decision that I made a long time ago.  And it's a decision that I will continue to make every single day.  There is one thing in this life that belongs to me, that no one can ever take away, and that is my relationship with Jesus.  People may fail me.  My health may fail.  But Jesus will NEVER fail me.  I know that the hurtful actions of others and the trying trials of this life are not a reflection of God's goodness.  

Romans 3:3-4 "Some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful?  Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true."  

I believe that with all of my heart.  I will never let someone else's actions define my views of Jesus.  We are flawed.  Jesus is not.   

And with this flawed world full of flawed people, challenges in this life are inevitable.  It'd be foolish to think otherwise.  We hope to surround ourselves with good people, but Satan is sneaky, and he sneaks his way into the lives of people, manipulating their thoughts, and hurting others.  Even Jesus had to endure hardships.  He did not live an easy life.  He was ridiculed, mocked, beaten, and betrayed.  But He went through all of that for US.  He paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we did not have to go through this life alone.  In the moment of hurt, it's often difficult to remember the promise that He will never leave us, nor forsake us.  So what should we do during those times when it doesn't feel like God is on our side?  I was reminded of it during last week's church service.  We worship while we wait.  

We have all of these amazing stories in the Bible of people living out this walk of faith that we are living right now!!  Think of the Israelites.  Talk about a group of fickle people, right?  God parted the Red Sea for them, delivering them out of the hands of Pharaoh, but during their time of waiting, they questioned God's faithfulness.  God gave them bread from the sky!!  And yet at times, they still questioned God's existence.  We can read the stories of the Israelites and think how foolish they were to ever question God after seeing such miracles.  We are able to read their story from start to finish.  We see how it ends, and everything God did in between.  But we often have the same reaction during a season of waiting.  We don't see the finish line in our own lives.  So what do we do?  We question God's goodness and faithfulness at times just like the Israelites did.  I have to remind myself that I DO see the light at the end of the tunnel in my own life though.  That light is Jesus.     

If you are in a season of waiting, a season of hurt, know that God is faithful and remain obedient to His Word.  God's Word will not return void in your life.  He is your light at the end of the tunnel.  As hard as it is at times, do not put a time limit on it.  Blessings always follow obedience.  God's blessings are far greater than anything we could try and achieve on our own.  

I wrote about the the saying that has been resonating with me for months in a previous post.  "Make God bigger than the mountains you are facing."  Every time I feel overwhelmed or discouraged, I try and focus on that truth.  It may feel big in the moment, but God is bigger than ANY circumstance in my life.  

The other saying is this, "Worship while you wait."  I am in a season of waiting.  I know in the future, I will have a testimony of God's goodness and redemption, but in the mean time,  I will worship God while I wait.  Make the choice to remain obedient to God, and worship Him while you wait.  I promise it will be worth it in the end.