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by Precarious Yates.
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Have you ever questioned whether or not you were doing the right thing? We want to know God’s plan and do the right thing, and then we second guess ourselves.
A loved one once told me that if she was unsure of what God wanted her to do in the moment, she went back to the last thing He told her to do. I love this advice! Yet I have stepped into a strange season: a season of waiting. I’m in between jobs, and all my job offers are falling through left, right, and center. I’m not sure what I should be doing. The last thing I knew God called me to closed down. And I’m called to wait.
Waiting can be uncomfortable, especially when bills start snowballing. But I trust in the Lord. In Psalm 27, David closes the Psalm by saying, “Be strong, take heart, and wait on the Lord.” Isaiah says, “Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength…” What a powerful promise!
The prophet Micah tells us such a simple message of what to do when we’re unsure: “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8
So simple, right? We walk humbly with God. We love mercy by admiring its existence and expression as well as by extending mercy to others. And we act justly. We do the right thing. We stand up for the oppressed and we do the things God says are right.
I’ve been studying the book of Mark while I wait. For the last month, I have been camping out in Mark 1. This story is tucked amid tons of action:
“As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.”
Mark 1:29-31
What stands out to me about this story is that it takes place on the Sabbath. Peter’s mother in law is healed on the Sabbath. And what does she immediately do? She starts working! It’s the Sabbath. Isn’t she supposed to be resting? She’s not. She begins to serve, or wait on Jesus. The only ones in the Bible who aren’t reprimanded for working on the Sabbath are the priests. This woman fulfills a priestly function by serving Jesus on the Sabbath. For who knows how long, she had been in bed with a fever unable to do much of anything. And the moment she is healed, she starts doing priestly work: serving Immanuel—God with us. She didn’t question about whether or not she was doing the right thing. She just waited on God—literally. And by her simple act, she became a priest to her God, just like we all are (see Rev. 1:6).
So if you are in a season where you don’t know the right thing to do, and you don’t hear what the next step is, wait on the Lord. And when He heals you, wait on (serve) Him some more.
God bless you!
Precarious Yates
About the Author:
Precarious Yates has lived in 8 different states of the Union and 3 different countries, but currently lives in Texas with her husband, her daughter and their big dogs. When she’s not writing, she enjoys music, teaching, playing on jungle gyms, praying and reading. She holds a Masters in the art of making tea and coffee and a PhD in Slinky® disentangling.
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