“Searching the Bible to back up what you think should be done is not God’s way. Jesus could have said to Himself, ‘I am anointed to heal the sick, so I’ll go at once to lay hands on Lazarus as I have done before.’ Instead, He waited for the Spirit of God to move, then He moved.
The wilderness is where God brings us to teach us that any attempt to do something for Him, apart from His leading and ability, is an exercise in futility. When we truly learn that the flesh can do nothing worthy of eternal value, then we are ready to execute those dreams and plans He has entrusted to us. The wilderness is all about preparation—it is the process to the promise fulfilled. Let us follow Jesus’s example, being led by the Spirit to do things God’s way and not our way.”
—John Bevere in “God, Where Are You?!”
My prayer this week: I surrender my will and my way to you, Lord. Give me patience as I wait on your Spirit in those situations where your timing is different from mine. And help me be sensitive to your leading and quick to act at your direction.

