Special Sauce. Wait on Your Blessing Wednesday
Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>
I did the usual thing; I drove up to the menu and ordered. I
proceeded to the first window and paid, then drove to the second
window and waited for the order. After sitting there for a few
minutes, the clerk slid back the window and asked, "Will you please
pull over to the side; your order is not ready."
"I was a little upset and even impatient, but I pulled over and
waited. I thought, "How come other folks ordered and drove straight
through and I have to wait." I waited for another two or three
minutes. It seemed like hours. Just as I was about to give up and
drive away, the clerk finally ran out, tapped on the window, and
handed me the order. Of course I asked, "Hey, what took so long?" She
replied, "You wanted the Special Sauce, which meant it had to be
especially made for that sandwich, it doesn't usually come with that
one."
This scene is a reflection of our prayer life. We make our request to
the Lord. Our menu is His Word, where He has listed promise after
promise. We stand before Him and request and plead and, sometimes,
even beg. We go to the first window and pay, sometimes with fervent
prayer, sometimes with prolonged suffering, sometimes with obedience,
and sometimes not at all. We then move to the second window and wait
for our order. If God doesn't answer within a few minutes, we become
upset.
You know the phrase, "Jesus, it's 5:00 p.m. Friday; I prayed to You
yesterday, and You still haven't answered. I can't wait much longer."
Why is it taking Him so long? I've seen people drive up before me and
they received their orders right away! We even go so far as to tap on
the window and ask if He has forgotten our order. We become
impatient. We become upset. We become downright mad.
Lord I asked for a mate ten days ago and I don't see him/her
anywhere. Lord, I've been asking for a new job for two years; others
have passed me by. I've been waiting on a financial blessing for ten
years and I still have more months than money. Where are You and why
haven't you blessed me?
And just when you think He is giving you the answer, He pulls back
the royal curtain of Eternity, and states, "Please pull over to the
side and wait a while longer." This once frustrated me to no end,
made me mad, made me want to give up, made me want to holler; that
is, until the clerk brought out my sandwich. Then, the revelation
became clear.
Do you know why the Lord has put you on the side? Do you know why you
have had to wait for this blessing longer than before? Do you know
why He has put you through more this time than ever? Do you know why
it seems as though He has not heard you and He does not care? Do you
know why it seems like you have had to go through more tears, more
pains, and more struggling this time?
Because this blessing is a Special Sauce Blessing! This is an
Overflowing, Pressed-Down, Shaken Together, Blessing! You made a
Special Order and God has been putting together a Special Sauce
Blessing for you and He has to prepare it for you!
That man you want . . .He's putting together a Special Sauce!
That job you want . . .He's putting together a Special Sauce!
That financial blessing . . .He's putting together a Special Sauce!
That peace on the job . . .He's putting together a Special Sauce!
That house . . .He's putting together a Special Sauce!
That deeper anointing . . .He's putting together a Special Sauce!
That promotion . . .He's putting together a Special Sauce!
That (whatever...you fill in the blank)...He's putting together a
Special Sauce!
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord,
thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end . . .
[And a Special Sauce]. Jeremiah 29:11
How many people have driven away before the clerk brought their food,
and how many people have missed their blessings because they did not
wait? Hang in there. Keep on waiting. You made a Special Order, now
wait on God's Special Sauce!
"But they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary,
and they shall walk, and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31)
They who wait shall receive a Special Sauce!
Ingredients:
1 part of knowing who you are
1 part of knowing who you aren't
1 part of knowing what you want
1 part of knowing who you wish to be
1 part of knowing what you already have
1 part of choosing wisely from what you have
1 part of loving and thanking God for ALL you have
Combine ingredients together gently
finely blended. Use thoughts,
words and actions for best results.
Bake until Blessed. Give thanks
again Yield: Unlimited servings
Dave and Barbara
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