waiting on the Lord

When I look at heroes of faith and the effort they put forth to honor God, I often feel ashamed and ask myself why I don’t seek God like they do. The only answer I can think of is that I just don’t esteem God high enough to go a weekend without eating; or I like videogames more than God so I’ll spend three hours playing them and only a couple of minutes praying. Neither of which is true in my mind but if you looked at my actions I don’t think that would be a far of a conclusion to jump to. My actions are exactly it Moses and Elijah each spent forty days fasting Daniel spent twenty-one, Jacob spent all night wrestling with God. Surely I could spend all night with God. I mean in college I pulled a couple of all nighters wrestling with term papers.Well it must have been the Lord that gave them the power and will to do those things so that they would have the power and will to do the other things that made them heroes.

“There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.” Roman 3:11

Twenty one
(Daniel 10)

Twenty one days Daniel, Fasted and prayed
Waited on the Lord, while an angle was delayed
And there in the river while his men all fled the place
Stood a Chrystal-like man with a flash of lightning face
He sought understanding, was humble before the Lord
His heart was pure and righteous his prayers were not ignored

For twenty one minutes, I Fasted and prayed
I waited on the Lord, got board and walked away
And In this concrete river as I flee from place to place
I don’t enjoy green pastures; I’m running like I’m chased
Understanding I did not seek and humility abhorred
Then I sit and wonder why all my prayers have been ignored

This is what I want, patients to endure
Push through the darkness, not quit premature
Lord teach me to wait, I want to be still
Let me lay beside your waters, and drink until I’m filled
I need to find myself, A Secret hiding place
Away from the world, In the presence of your grace

The poem "21" is copyrighted by Chris Carey 2008