"Chosen By Lot"

I was struck by this phrase as I read about Zechariah. Earlier we saw how his life was all about following God. Then, one day, God orchestrated all the details so He could get Zechariah alone to talk to him, and set some major parts of his plan in motion.

Sometimes I'm afraid I'm going to miss God's plan...

When you are waiting for God to do something in your life, do you anxiously check under every stone, afraid you might miss a key piece of the puzzle? Waiting does some crazy things to us. We have all this time to look around us, scrutinizing our circumstances, trying to figure out how He will move, what our responsibility might be. But you know what? We don't have to go searching for Him. When it's time to talk about His next move, He'll find us. He'll put things in order and get us where he wants us so we can listen, when the time is right.

So what do we do until then?

Don't worry, about how or when or what the next move will be. God's got that taken care of.

Do seek Him and His kingdom. Follow the path He's laid out for all of us. Get to know Him for the one single purpose of just knowing Christ. I couldn't think of time spent any better. Then, if our eyes are on Him, He'll make the next step impossible to miss, and we'll be in the perfect position to follow Him -- wherever that might be.

So, what are you waiting for?