‘Wait a Minute’

Okay Snoozers. . .what benefit is received from hitting the golden button over and over and over?  The sleep occurring between hits cannot be restful.  Once surrendering to the beautiful sound of the alarm, you then rush around like a chicken without a head to get ready for the day.  Among the hustle and bustle, breakfast falls to the wayside and starvation hits mid-morning.  The rest of the day speeds through as a game of catch-up occurs.  Problems arise when you continually lose against time in this game.

I just cannot understand the reason behind alarm clock companies inventing such a hideous, yet powerful button.  The button controls your day.  Depending on the number of times hit, determines the flow of your day.  We would be better off to simply set the alarm for thirty minutes later and receive solid sleep, wake up refreshed and ready to face the day.  Yet, we continue to fight against the clock striving to avoid the inevitable.

I have never been a snoozer with the alarm; yet, I have been a snoozer elsewhere in life.  I could be caught on numerous occasions striving to avoid the inevitable.  Fighting against God’s Will due to fear, lack of understanding or rebellion lands me in a losing battle every time.  Depending on the number of times I hit the ‘wait a minute’ button, determines the flow of my day.  As I hit that button, I show God I don’t trust His plan.  I grab hold of the situation and demand more time to try and figure it all out.   

“But Jonah ran away from the Lord. . .” (Jonah 1:3a)

“Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.   All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.” (Jonah 1:4-5)

Jonah hit the ‘wait a minute’ button due to fear and distrust in God’s plan.  He decided to take matter into his own hands.  This landed him amidst a storm, taking a shipload of men along for the ride. 

“He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”  This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.)” (Jonah 1:9-10)

Even the men on the ship knew Jonah should not be there.  Jonah did not surrender to the Will of God.  Yet, he continued to delay the inevitable.  The men threw Jonah from the ship and the sea calmed instantly.  A whale came to swallow up Jonah and the stomach became his home for three days and three nights.  Read the prayer said while in the whale’s stomach in the Book of Jonah, chapter 2.  Once surrendered, the whale spit Jonah out onto dry land.  Refreshed, he continued to Nineveh as directed by God to spread the Gospel.  Jonah saved the people of Nineveh by following the Will of God. 

“When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.” (Jonah 3:10)

Let us not snooze any longer.  Let us surrender and follow God’s plan.  In doing so, we avoid running around like a chicken without a head, failing our bodies and losing the battle against our enemy.  Quit delaying the inevitable.  Simply say Your Will NOT mine be done!

Oh, the adventures He will lead you through and the work planned will amaze you.  As you surrender and follow, He then can perform mightily.  His power will shine through those that do not fear.  We need not understand the whole picture prior to stepping forward.  Simply place one foot in front of the other in faith.

Keep praying harder than the devil can work.

Sheree Craig