Don't Be In A Hurry

Proverbs 19: 2, 8

It is not good for a person to be without knowledge, and he who makes haste with his feet errs. 

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will find good.

O my Father, I found these words and took them to heart back in 2009, when I was preparing to move. But You did not see fit to bring me a buyer until 2018. For 15 years I wanted to sell that property. I felt it was holding me hostage, that I couldn't leave it until I could sell it, to be able to move on. 

But I didn't want to be hasty. I knew that You would bring the right people in Your time, not mine. And I wouldn't turn that corner until You knew I was ready. I did not "make haste with my feet," and waited for You to first show me what needed to be done, what I needed to learn and put into practice in my life. 

I had no idea what would be around that blind corner, but I knew I could trust You. Now I have sold that place and moved out. 

I didn't know then where I would move to, or if I would begin to travel right away, or what You had planned for me in this interim. But I knew that it would be good, because You are good, Father. 

Now You have rewarded my patience with a beautiful little house, perfect for me. Show me, Father, how You would have me care for this abode while I dwell here, as I continue to prepare to be Your witness in all the World. 

Help me, Father, to take each step confidently, straight on Your path for me, not wandering off to the right hand or to the left, and not pulling away in my own pride and rebellion. Lead me on, one step at a time, one moment at a time, one day at a time, incrementally progressing toward Your goal, Your destination for me, ultimately into Glory, at the Glorious Appearing of Your beloved Son, my Lord, my King, my Sovereign, and my betrothed Husband. 

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!