Is God waiting for you to act?

There are moments when it is wise to wait and not act with impulsion. However, I wonder how much of our lives we spend in delay rather than taking the opportunities given to us? In this story, we see Rebekah act in faith by saying ‘I will go’ and actually going immediately.

“Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewellery and articles of clothing and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts to her brother and to her mother. ⁵⁴ Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.” ⁵⁵ But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain with us ten days or so; then you^[e] may go.” ⁵⁶ But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the Lord has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go to my master.” ⁵⁷ Then they said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.” ⁵⁸ So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she said.” (Genesis 24 v 53-58)

Will you go?

The servant didn’t want more time. It wasn’t wrong to have ten more days to prepare, to work things through or to say goodbye. But ten more days would make obedience even harder. There are times when, if you have decided to go, you had better go. Even an understandable reason not to go now can be wrong for you.

Rebekah didn’t know all the details. She didn’t know Isaac. This was either stupidity or faith. That’s how ‘I will go’ looks. An act of faith doesn’t seem certain to some.

How about us?

We may be waiting for another confirmation, and the days and weeks have gone by. All along, God has been waiting for us. When will you go? Of course, waiting can be wise. But it can also be fear or a refusal to let go of comfort. It’s not naïve to think that if God has already orchestrated a meeting with this servant, Rebekah should now be willing to go immediately. The best thing she did was to move quickly.

There are times in our lives when the Holy Spirit moves quickly, and He wants you to keep up.

What is God waiting for you to stop delaying? Has God called you, but you are still analysing the details? Is it about time you said ‘I will go’ and that you went?