Life Verse

At church we are discussing life verses and what each pastors life verse is. Each one has a different story, just like each of us do. We have all gone through different things to lead us to where we are today. Some of us still searching for meaning in life, some of us wondering what it means to really to walk a Christian life and what it means for us. We are all in different stages of our walk.

My life verse is Isaiah 40:31 "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

My life was doing things fast, without thought or consideration of anything that might have happened or that would. I didn't care about others, I didn't understand love, I didn't even know what real love was. I didn't wait on God for anything and in doing so, I went through 2 failed marriages, broken families and homes. I put what I wanted first. The meaning of scripture was out there, I figured it wasn't meant for me, until after my second marriage crumbled, my work life ceased to exist and I was left alone and afraid, I wasn't able to rush through life, because it was all crashing down around me. That verse came in like a flood. But they that wait on the Lord. I would hear this Christian song and it called me to wait. I was waiting, but what I was waiting for I didn't know, but in the waiting God revealed Himself to me in a way that I had never seen before. Like Paul on the road to Damascus the scales fell from his eyes, he was blind, but now he can see. God allowed me to see the meaning so much clearer and I am blessed to share it with you.

The more I try to do things on my own and not wait on God, the more things just seem to pile up around me, but waiting on God and trusting in Him, He moves mountains. The purity walk continues, it is in waiting on God to continue to open doors. Taking it one step at a time, yes God created the world in 6 days, but it doesn't mean that I need to rush life, because in God's timing thing will unfold. It is God's way not my own, yes there will be hard times, but in those times it is trusting that He will lead us through them. When we get ahead of God, life gets cloudy and scary, but we are called to rest in Him, He will lead the way.

I see that more and more. I have found waiting on His timing is key, trusting in Him and I see my girlfriend and I soaring on wings of eagles. God has gone before us and continues to pave the way. He has been faithful in all He has said and continues to do. It is incredible and I am blessed to serve the one true God, to be faithful to Him and the second thing is to walk side by side with a woman whom serves the same God, who loves Him more then me, because then we truly can love one another more and more.