I will stand at my watchpost and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me and what he will answer concerning my complaint. - Habakkuk 2:1
People tend to assume I am patient at all times because I’m a pastor. Maybe most of my colleagues are those things, but I am not.
Patience is not one of my personality traits. I open the oven three times to check on my bakes. I read the end of the book before I start it. So when I read this passage, I empathize with Habakkuk.
Why is God taking so long to bring justice? I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of hearing about God’s perfect timing when the world is falling apart.
But then I read this passage again and I see that Habakkuk just stands by his watchpost waiting for a reply. What if nothing is happening because he’s supposed to be doing something?
What might it look like to “actively” wait on God?
What might it look like for you to put “active waiting” into practice? What people and resources do you think you’ll need?
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It's interesting to consider active waiting. It reminds me of a mentor who said God gave us brains, we're to use them to the fullest capacity to think, imagine, and create, only once we've done that can we appeal to God's mystery.