I was thinking about a recent situation in which I was in need of a bridge over some troubled water. So I took this matter up with the Father, and I explained to the Father, as if he didn’t know already, that my only horse in the race was to do his Will. I further went on to explain, Abba, Father, and oh by the way; I always have more than as we say, a little talk with Father: Father there are options available to me now that I can take, but I am not sensing your hand to be on any of them at this time? There is one thing that we have to be careful of as we grow in stature, or in value to the Father’s operations; and that is to be sure not to get caught in the ugh, um head lights: as in I wasn’t very clear on what I heard you say Father. Once we come to know Father from building a relationship overtime, there are no ugh, ums in Father’s world. If he tells us to speak to the rock, well then, we better make sure to let our speaking to the rock also be our pretending in our head to hit it if that is needed for us to be satisfied within; and if we know better than to count the census in order to measure where our chances for victory might stand, then we just might as well go ahead and prepare for the anger of the Lord to burned against us and ours. In my situation mentioned above where I was in need of a bridge over some troubled water; although I had some options available to be a bridge, I knew that none of those options would satisfy the Will of God for me at that time. And just like Elijah at the brook of Cherith, one running out of food and water is not a concern of the great I AM, because he is what one needs when one really needs it. We being in this flesh, which is no good thing to us; it is going to always cast its vote for us to wait no more, and to carry on. I did what I had been trained by God to do, I remained in my troubled waters. It is always best to be in trouble, God’s trouble; then it is to be in trouble with God. Those That Will Wait, Will Have.

I know from spending a great part of my life in corporate America, the goal is to climb the corporate ladder as fast as you can. If we in the business world do not show some degree of progress on a regular bases, then we may get tagged as one not progressive enough for upper level consideration. I would like to offer to you that you slow your roll when it comes to the Kingdom of God when it comes to climbing the kingdom’s ladder. It is more important in the kingdom of God that you really establish yourself in the measure given before rushing off for more. There is no tag given in the kingdom of God if you don’t make the next levels within two year cycles as it maybe with many in corporate America. In corporate America the ability to do the work very well is your key to success; and in the kingdom of God the will to do the word very well is your key to success. The kingdom of God requires us to do the word decently and in order regardless of the time that it may require to make it happen. Unlike in corporate America where the goals, the quotas, the time limits along with other measures are driven by the unit: by the individual or by the team. In the kingdom of God, the will to bring the word of hope to pass as fast as possible is the same; however, the speed of the word of hope coming to pass is not driven by the individual or by the team, but by God. The Bridegroom may decide to tarry for a while, and allow us to reveal our weaknesses and our strengths. The speed of what we do will only come into play if we took our time to do things decently and in order to make sure that we are prepared for that in which we can not prepare for. Yes, it is a whole different ball game to believe that one had all the oil that one needed, but had no control on the time in which one gave account for how much oil would be needed it, so the five ran out. Those That Will Wait, Will Have.

I knew that my bridge over troubled water would come; and how did I know this? Well, it has never not come, so it will be here at some point as it has always been there in the past at some point. These are things that we just know when we have been given stature or value in God’s operations, and we also know that it is on the flesh side of time where we make up our time in God. We have the fruit of the Spirit there to produce all of the waiting on God to come that maybe needed in order to reach our goals, quotas, time limits, or whatever measures have us on us. So if God decides to tarry, and we did everything decently and in order to cover all that we can cover; then no problem, the fruit of the spirit can produce all the patience needed to match all the tarrying that the bridegroom may do. When it comes to speed, yes we will take it if we can have it; however, speed is not the major concern in the kingdom of God, but doing what is needed decently and in order to bring to pass the word of hope is of all concern. Jesus knew that Lazarus died, and rushing to get there to relinquish the pain of his friends was not the main concern; but allowing the days to pass so that people would believe that the Father sent him was the main concern. This is how we must think when dealing with the Father, he has to do things decently and in order for his Will to be done. If Jesus had run to the side of Lazarus immediately to raise him from the dead, many would have believed the religious law over Jesus being sent by God that the spirit of the man still resides for three days: Jesus had to wait, to have the Will of his Father. And I had to wait in my troubled waters knowing that the bridge option over the troubled waters that God wanted would come on time. Then it hit me. We usually find our way over or out of troubled water from within the water that is troubled: the survivor will usually see an old raft, a big tree log, or maybe a boat may come along to grab the survivor. Instead of looking out of the troubled waters, I looked into the troubled water to see my bridge or my way out of it; and that is when the option that God wanted for me presented itself for me to cross over. We are not in God for the speed of things, but we are in God for the need of things to be done his way: so don’t rush your climb up the kingdom ladder, for it will climb up you. Those That Will Wait, Will Have.

The Father In Spirit And In Truth Is Seeking Such To Seek Him.

Adopted son,