{"id":250,"date":"2014-05-19T21:48:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T21:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=250"},"modified":"2017-06-15T20:01:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T01:01:24","slug":"wait-hurry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2014\/05\/19\/wait-hurry\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait, and Hurry Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Lydia Floren<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been driving and in a hurry? Have you ever, when you were running late, come upon a long line of vehicles stopped in front of you, and impulsively swerved off the main road, barreling down side streets to avoid waiting? Then, found yourself repeatedly checked by school zones and stop signs, eventually had to admit to yourself that you would have been better off just staying on the main road?<\/p>\n<h2>Sometimes God\u2019s work in us is visible, and sometimes it isn&#8217;t.<\/h2>\n<p>If we jump in to try to move things along, it will often just slow us down.\u00a0 Lack of discernible movement does not indicate lack of progress &#8211; quite the opposite, in fact. \u00a0Much of God\u2019s most important work is accomplished in us <em>through<\/em> our waiting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/john-5-17-nologo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-256 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/john-5-17-nologo-e1497573890870.jpg\" alt=\"John 5:17 Belovedlove.org My Father is always at His work to this very day\" width=\"640\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Isaiah-40-30-31-nologo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-257 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Isaiah-40-30-31-nologo-1024x487.jpg\" alt=\"Isaiah 40:30-31 Belovedlove.org Those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles\" width=\"625\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Isaiah-40-30-31-nologo-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Isaiah-40-30-31-nologo-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Isaiah-40-30-31-nologo.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Being-Still.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-260\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Being-Still.jpg\" alt=\"Being still doesn't mean we are not making progress. 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