Listening Too Fast

I just called a business associate to arrange to pick up some goods. She is from Vietnam and sometimes we “miscommunicate” about pick-up and delivery times, so I always call first. Today, however, her cell phone is answered by (friend/co-worker/family member) someone who doesn’t speak English. Now I don’t know what to do. Shall I drive on over and hope that what I need is ready to be pick-up or do I keep calling back hoping to get someone else on the phone?
I need to know right now so that I can plan the rest of the day.

Have you ever sat around waiting for God because he and you “miscommunicated?” You just aren’t sure if he said to sit still or take off as fast as you can. You aren’t sure if he said to climb on board or to wait for the next bus. Sometimes, it may seem as if he and you are speaking different languages.

Okay, if that last paragraph was written by a pastor/teacher/Christian-who-has-it-all-together-and-knows-everything, then it would have ended with something like: You need to work on your communication skills. God is always speaking the right language and using the right frequency. He is always making his will for you easily known. If you don’t get it, it’s because you aren’t listening.

But sometimes the problem is not with my spiritual ears. I do listen, read, and try to discern his word and his will and I still don’t get it. Perhaps what I need is patience. God will speak to me, in his time. It may not be an immediate response (and that is not because he’s busy with someone else). He just wants me to learn to wait.

Which is exactly what I’m doing on my Vietnamese friend.

Maybe I should blog about waiting, but I don’t have time.

Psalm 27.14