He who has a Why to live for can bear with almost any Hows….

ED started today’s plan presentation with this little devotional thought. I simply needs to put this down.

“Where are you?” This is God’s first question to mankind (see Gen 3:9). God is not concern of who we are….our identity. He is not concern with what we have done…….our security. He is not concern what we need to do….our purpose. He is concern with where we are…….our position or location. In another words, He is concern with the position of our journey with Him and also where He has placed us in our journey with Him.

Our identity is clear…..we are His children and His beloved. Our security is clear……we are saved and redeemed not because of what we have done but in His finished work on the cross. Our purpose is clear….to make disciples of all nations. But are we clear where we are? The place that the Lord has placed us is His very purpose for us.

After 1 year in TCS, I am beginning to see why the Lord has has placed me in SAF for the past 10 years and also why He has led me here. It is still a journey. But I begin to see that where He has placed me at different juncture or phases of my life has its exact purpose for me. Sometimes we fight and ask God to show us His purpose and move us to place where we can serve Him and know Him. However, where we are is exactly the place He has purpose and where He wants us to serve. As ED shared, where He has placed us is a place of faith, freedom and fruitfulness. I begin to understand what Paul wrote now in Phil 4:11 “Not that I speak from want; for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.” Because in whatever place he was, he has the faith, freedom and frutifulness in all that he does. He can say that he is contented, because he know where he is.

Do you know where are you now? 

I was reminded once again that Faith requires waiting…… I searched the net to have a better understanding on this.

“The word ‘patience’ does not occur in the Old Testament, but we have “patiently” in Ps 40:1 as the translation of qawah, “to wait,” “to expect,” which word frequently expresses the idea, especially that of waiting on God; in Ps 37:7, “patiently” (“wait patiently”) is the translation of qul, one of the meanings of which is “to wait” or “to hope for” or “to expect” (of Job 35:14) …. Patience is often hard to gain and to maintain, but, in Rom 15:5, God is called “the God of patience” (the American Revised Version margin “stedfastness”) as being able to grant that grace to those who look to Him and depend on Him for it. It is in reliance on God and acceptance of His will, with trust in His goodness, wisdom and faithfulness, that we are enabled to endure and to hope stedfastly.” W.L. Walker  (http://www.bible-history.com/isbe/P/PATIENCE/)

Indeed, faith does not necessary simply mean beliving and seeing the results the moment we believe. It requires waiting patiently on the Lord, trusting Him to provide and answer in His time and in His way.

“but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isa 40:31 (NIV)

“I waited patiently for the Lord, he turned to me and heard my cry” Ps 40:1 (NIV)

“Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Ps 37:3-4 (NIV)