The waiting was long. The hours, days and years slid by silently. Nothing seemed to happen. Dina prayed. But the Heavens seemed still. “They say pray and God will answer, but where is God?” thought Dinah almost bitterly.
Dina’s was praying for a promotion in her job. Then, she was praying for a husband. Her friends were all married, yet the door of marriage slammed closed on Dina’s life. The “right man” did not seem to come along. Dina’s spent her days feeling lonely and alone.
Early one morning, Dina took a little walk on the beach as her home was close to the beach. She walked along, looking at the blue sea waves rolling over the golden powdery sand and swishing back with a new force. She thought suddenly, “The waves are surrendering to the shore and going back gently and peacefully to the sea, the power of surrender! “I surrender all my desires to you Lord, whatever you will!” With the words “surrender” echoing on her lips, something powerful transpired. A warm Presence filled her soul.
Surrendering to nothing brings only wind and storm. Surrendering to God, the very Creator of all is the greatest thing one can do. It is powerful and transforming.
That day, Dina got a word from the Bible “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart!” Psalm 37:4.
In surrender, Dina experienced new life. She started doing new things, going to new places, and meeting new people. She learned to enjoy sleeping to the comforting pattering of rain on her roof, she relished the aroma of scented flowers, the sound of music of rustling in the trees, and enjoyed people as never before. She started really listening to them. She forgave many, loved many, shared, helped, walked an extra mile for others…
In that waiting, she let go and let God and then her miracle happened…
She stopped waiting for life to happen to her.
Dina never stopped praying and communing with God, but she always said “Whatever You will Lord!” and in that, she learned to enjoy life. The anxiety scales went down to zero. She was at peace.
One fine day, she got a promotion in her job. After a season, she met a young man who eventually asked her to marry him. The wait was worth it because it was a blessed marriage.
Heaven did lift its veil at its appointed time. When we wait on God, our time gets replenished and we get saturated with morning Heavenly dew. If we wait without God, we get diabolically frustrated and end up doing things to rush things up in our flesh and make a mess.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Rita
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