“Just waiting on this date,” “Waiting to see parole,” “Waiting on my time.” These are some of the answers in response to the question: “What’s going on?” I have talked about waiting before because a lot of time in prison is spent waiting. Inmates believe there is nothing else to do, but to wait for things to happen around us. This attitude of waiting is something we get used to as prisoners, and I’m afraid it’s a habit that many will take with them upon release. Waiting can be a good thing at times because we may be practicing patience. But when it comes to walking by faith, the “waiters” miss the blessings. “Waiters” are always getting ready, but never going,, never acting, and never responding. The “waiter’s” attitude says, “If the Lord wanted this, He would bring it to pass,” or “I’m just waiting on God.” When things go wrong and we are faced with adversity, the “waiter” will blame it on God’s will and sit sidelined instead of responding to it. Waiting on circumstances shifts the responsibility. We no longer see fit to act upon anything ,and we may miss opportunities given to us for our spiritual development.
You can only be effective if you are ready and willing. The faithful don’t just sit back and wait, instead they prepare, they react, and they take responsibility. “Resting in the Lord and waiting patiently for God” is not a call to be inactive, but a command to depend actively on the Lord. Do not fall in love with waiting, imprisoned or not, when we wait, we miss!.
~~~PREPARATION IS THE BEGINNING OF OPPORTUNITY~~~~
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