| How to Wait When You Think GOD's Late (Spiritual Poise or the Quiet Spirit) Diogenes said, 'Bury me on my face.' When someone asked why, he said, 'Because in a little while the world will be turned upside down.' In a sense that prophecy has come true. We are living in a topsy-turvey world. This is a century of great confusion. While world leaders talk 'peace, peace' they are planning sudden destruction. Frustration, uncertainty and mistrust abound on all sides. This restless spirit of the world has invaded the church. Many saints of GOD are in serious soul trouble. satan has adroitly weighted them down with perplexities, problems, complexities, worries and many other pressures of life. The vast majority of these sick saints are not aware of it. But THE HOLY SPIRIT will be faithful to the honest, searching, heart. It is examination time. Are you willing to take inventory? Paul told the Corinthian saints to 'examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves,' (2 Cor 13:5). Do you fret (let yourself boil) because of evildoers? Don't cheat. Face the test honestly. GOD's command is 'fret not thyself because of evil doers,' (Ps 37:1). Do you worry? Be careful about this appraisal. You cannot hide the slightest tinge of worry from THE LORD. HIS message to the worrier is 'be careful for nothing.' (Phil 4:6). The free translation would be 'do not worry about anything.' Does impatience creep up on you in unguarded moments? At such times THE HOLY SPIRIT is quenched and the unquiet spirit is in control. The spiritual panacea for this is expressed in James 1:3-4, 'Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect (or complete) work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.' |
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