“Are We There Yet”?

“Are we there yet”? I can’t tell you how many times I have heard those words. I am sure that every parent on the planet has heard them enough to last a lifetime. I remember saying over and over “we will get there when we get there.” With five kids you can only imagine how a long drive might have gone for us.

Not much has changed in the last 18 years, I still am hearing are we there yet. The only problem is I can recognize the voice and I realize that it’s mine. I am always asking God are we there yet? I catch myself wanting to get “there”, wherever “there” is, sooner or faster. I am not sure what my problem is, but I do know that lots of us suffer from the same affliction. We want to be God.

I don’t know about you but when I was told that I wanted to be God I was a little uncomfortable with that idea. How could anyone think that I wanted to be God? After all I love God and I’m a pastor and all. How could anyone even think that? Then I began to think and reason with myself.

If I constantly want to know why God is taking so long and I keep wondering why he doesn’t move in the time I want, then I must know better than God what’s good for me. After all if I’ve trusted Him, I mean really trusted Him I would just sit in my seat and enjoy the view.

In my head I always know that God loves me and is doing what He knows to be right for me, but sometimes I just need to let that thought settle into my heart. I have to give myself to Him without holding anything back. For me that was the real eye opener. If I was impatient with God’s timing not only did I want to be God and hurry things up I was not giving myself to Him so he would be able to work fully in my life.

When I look back at my own history I can see where I tried to play God and do it on my own and in my timing, and for me this is not a pretty picture. I have a knack of making things so complicated. I am sure none of you know what I mean at all. However, when I look at the times I have let God be God and let Him direct my life as He sees fit, what a grand picture it is with a wonderful view along the way.

If you find yourself like me trying to drive the car and still asking “are we there yet?” here is the good news. Fixing this is easy. Slide over in the seat to the passenger’s side and let God do the driving and whenever you feel the need to ask God “are we there yet”, just do something productive with that energy like clean the widow so you can really enjoy the view.
I am sure you don’t want God to have to tell you again “we will get there when “you” get there”.

God’s Blessings to you all
PG (Pastor Gordon)