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HOLDING PATTERNS
Many times God will allow a painful
situation or a painful circumstance in our life to
"swallow us up." This season in our spiritual growth is a holding pattern.
We can't move to the left or the right. All we can do is sit, like Jonah sat
in the belly of that great fish, so God can have our
undivided attention and speak to us.
God put Jonah in a holding pattern because
He needed to speak to his heart. Jonah was all
alone. There were no friends to call, no colleagues to drop by, no books to
read, no food to eat, no
interference's, and no interruptions. He had plenty of time to sit, think,
meditate, and pray. When we're deep down in the midst of a difficult
situation, God can talk to us. When He has our undivided attention, He can
show us things about ourselves that we might not otherwise have seen.
A. Few Of God's Holding Patterns:
1. When you are sick in your physical body and you have prayed, but God has
not healed you yet, you are in a holding pattern.
2. When you are having problems with your
children and you have put them on the altar, but God has not delivered them
yet, you are in a holding pattern.
3. When you have been praying for the salvation of a loved one and they have
not been saved yet, you are in a holding pattern.
4. When you are in a broken relationship and you have given it over to God,
but it has not been restored yet, you are in a holding pattern.
5. When the doors slam shut before you can knock on them, you are in a
holding pattern. When we are deep in the belly of a difficult situation,
there are no interruptions. God has our undivided attention. All we can do
is sit, think, meditate, and pray. We cannot run from God because there are
no mountains that are high enough, valleys that are low enough, rivers that
are wide enough, rooms that are dark enough, or places that are hidden
enough from Him. We must remember to praise Him
while we're waiting and remember three things:
1. The pattern has a purpose.
2. The pattern has a plan.
3 The pattern has a process.
So stop struggling and start listening,
praying and trusting. He'll keep you right where you are until you can
clearly hear Him say,
"I love you." |
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