Accepting & Using The Strength God Gives Us

In today's fast pace living we have come to want quick service and quick fixes in our lives. We hardly have time to ponder our needs before we get impatient about their fulfillment. Our time schedule for things in our lives is way ahead of God's timing. In relationships we want instant love and gratification. In our actions we want immediate success, praise and thanksgiving.

In all of this we tend to leave out the Lord. We're too busy and frustrated to take time to invite Him into our situations in life. Surely our quick decisions and actions will get faster results than waiting for God to get involved! He is very busy dealing with all of us humans, you know. And that's in addition to managing His whole creation second by second. He doesn't have time to mess with me. If things get any worse, I'll give Him a shout.

Faith and patience in the Lord at all times and in all things is what we must achieve in our lives. We must put our worldly pressures on hold and let God do his work for us. Then we can do our part under better control and get a good result and acceptance. Isaiah says, "but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31


I experienced this in my brain tumor removal surgery and the months of recovery. I was blessed to have felt God's presence in all of the chaos surrounding my surgery. After that 10-hour surgery, 2-weeks in intensive care and a 30-day stay, I was released from the hospital. I was 50-lbs. lighter and had recovered from pneumonia and multiple blood clots. I faithfully and patiently continued my life, not knowing exactly what it would be like. Not knowing what disability I might have to deal with. Eleven months after my surgery, I hiked to the highest peak in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Mt. Elbert (14,433-ft), with my brother and a neighbor friend.

Our "quickness" should be in turning to God. When we do that first, he prepares our spirit so we have faith and patience. The quick expectation we should seek is a faith in God's comfort, peace, and grace in our affliction. David sang to the Lord, "On the day I called, you answered me, you increased my strength of soul. Psalm 138:3