It’s Worth Waiting for God’s Miracle

In Isaiah 55:8 I read, "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,’ says the LORD. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.’” (NLT)

Have you ever faced a big challenge in your life? Something that couldn’t be solved without a miracle?

If I haven’t, I will. And when that time comes, I’ll have a choice. I can wait on God’s timing and his way. Or I can take matters into my own hands and try to make a miracle happen myself.

But the truth is that miracles don’t come from the places I’d expect them. And they don’t come as a result of my own effort. The source of a miracle is always unexpected.

Take Abraham, for example. God told Abraham he was going to have a son, and that the son would be the father of a great nation. Abraham was nearly 100 years old, and he and his wife had no children. It would take a miracle to make it happen.

But he had trouble believing God’s promise, and he didn’t wait on God to work a miracle. Instead, he took matters into his own hands and had a child with a woman who wasn’t his wife. But that wasn’t God’s plan. God’s plan had been to work a miracle in Abraham’s wife, Sarah. Abraham’s solution was inferior to God’s.

The same is true for me. My way of making things happen is always second best, God’s way is best.

If I could understand God, I would be God. But I’m not! Isaiah 55:8 says, “‘My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,’ says the Lord. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine’” (NLT).

Miracles always come in unexpected ways. So there’s no need to fret, fear, or try to figure it out. Trust God and say, “I don’t know how God is going to do it but I know he will do it.” Then simply obey and follow where God leads. And get ready for a miracle.

In summary, God’s thoughts are nothing like mine. His ways are far beyond anything I could ever imagine. I’ll face big challenges, ones that can’t be solved without a miracle. When that time comes, I’ll have a choice. I can wait on God’s timing and his way, or I can take matters into my own hands and try to make a miracle happen myself. What I’m learning is that miracles don’t come from the places I’d expect them. And they don’t come as a result of my own effort. The source of a miracle is always unexpected. My way of making things happen will always be second best, for God’s way is best. Miracles always come in unexpected ways. So there’s no need to fret, fear, or try to figure it out. I need to trust God and say, “I don’t know how God is going to do it but I know you’ll do it.” Then I just simply obey and follow where God leads, and get myself ready for a miracle.

In retrospect, it would be foolish to act as if I know what God was thinking and planning. His knowledge and wisdom are far greater than mine. Also I'd be foolish to try to fit God into my mold, to make his plans and purposes confirm to mine. Instead, I must strive to fit into his plan. I’m so used to quick gratification and results, so waiting for God is hard. I want things to happen quickly. I need to continue to rest in knowing that he will never rip me off or do me wrong. I just need to trust him and then have the patience to wait. Father, I ask you for wisdom and guidance for my day, my work, my leadership, my interactions with others, my preparations for leading a small group and for my future job role. I ask these things through your Son Jesus’ name, Amen.