Patience and Obedience ** Do You Have It?
Shalom Daughters of Tzyon,
Let EVERYTHING that breathes….praise the Name YAHWAH, The Only True and Living Elohym, from Whom ALL blessings flow!
My beloved sisters, what goes through our minds when YAHWAH withholds His answer to our prayers? Most likely, you’ve wondered about this at some point. As creatures bound by time, we can find those ticking seconds very frustrating.
YAHWAH doesn’t see us simply in the here and now. He perceives the big picture all at once…where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going. And, He knows the exact impact on our lives of every little decision, action, or blessing.
Does Abba want to bring something into your life that would absolutely destroy you? Of course not! He knows what may be a tremendous blessing later could completely devastate your life now. For this reason, He often pauses to give you time to prepare for that blessing.
Learning to wait on YAHWAH is difficult. Patience successfully demands at least three things from us:
First, we must be sensitive to Him. That is, we must nurture our relationship with Abba so we can hear Him when He tells us to wait.
Second, we must trust His judgment. Does YAHWAH know more than we do? Absolutely. Then doesn’t it make sense to trust Him?
Finally, we must be obedient. If we try to accomplish something alone after YAHWAH tells us to wait, then we’re headed for disaster. Abba blesses obedience, even obedient waiting.
YAHWAH doesn’t operate in a vacuum. He works within His relationship with you. Never forget He is actively walking with you, even when He withholds an answer to your prayer. It doesn’t mean He’s not there. It simply means He’s looking out for you even more.
Obedience to YAHWAH is one of the hardest things for us on this journey of return. Recently I came across this little story, Before leaving for work, a father says to his son, “Straighten your room, take out the garbage, and sweep the driveway.” When Dad comes home, the son explains his unique approach to the chore list: “Well, Dad, the garbage can was only half full. And, I figured nobody would see my room. But, I cleaned the driveway, just as you said.”
Sisters, how many of us would say the son obeyed his abba? Sad to say, but some of us treat YAHWAH the same way. We approach Him with rationalizations and arguments, instead of submission. When Melek Sha’ul/King Saul spared an enemy king and kept the best of the war plunder, He disobeyed the instructions of YAHWAH. YAHWAH commanded him to destroy everyone and everything, but Melek Sha’ul followed his own plan.
First, he argued that he followed YAHWAH’s command. With the exception of the rival king, everything had been wiped out (1 Sam. 15:13 & 15). When the prophet Shmu’el/Samuel rebuked Melek Sha’ul for disobedience, the king passed the blame to the people. He also attempted to justify the sinful action by claiming he was planning to offer the choice plunder as a sacrifice. Persistent disobedience led YAHWAH to withdraw His blessings and presence from Melek Sha’uls reign.
Sisterhood, please hear me today, we might think our rationalizations sound convincing, but YAHWAH isn’t fooled. He requires complete obedience. When we choose to follow only portions of His Torah, we are actually being disobedient…and there will be consequences, some quite severe at times. Anytime we step outside Abba’s will for our lives, we can expect consequences for not choosing the right path.
Let us learn how to wait...in waiting we are strengthened. Also let us show YAHWAH that we love Him…how is this done you may ask? Total OBEDIENCE….to His Torah, and accepting Yahoshua as Messiah…that’s how it is done…nothing more, nothing less.
Love in Messiah... 
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