Waiting...

This scripture is saved on my desktop at the moment and has been for a few weeks now because mannn... God's ways are so different from mine so I am trying to keep this in mind as much as I can.

On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony. And at evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning. 

So it was always: the cloud covered it by day[a] and the appearance of fire by night. 

And whenever the cloud lifted from over the tent, after that the people of Israel set out, and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the people of Israel camped. 

At the command of the Lord the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the Lord they camped. As long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they remained in camp.

Even when the cloud continued over the tabernacle many days, the people of Israel kept the charge of the Lord and did not set out. 

Sometimes the cloud was a few days over the tabernacle, and according to the command of the Lord they remained in camp; then according to the command of the Lord they set out. 

And sometimes the cloud remained from evening until morning. And when the cloud lifted in the morning, they set out, or if it continued for a day and a night, when the cloud lifted they set out. Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel remained in camp and did not set out, but when it lifted they set out. 

At the command of the Lord they camped, and at the command of the Lord they set out. They kept the charge of the Lord, at the command of the Lord by Moses. Num 9:15-23

You know how the Bible says that God does not change? Well... He doesn't :-) I have seen some interesting similarities in the way that He led the Israelites and how He seems to be choosing to lead me. Right now, I kinda feel like the cloud has settled. And It has not been for two days or a month. And I have a feeling it is going to be longer.

source: http://porthminsterview.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/the-waiting-game/

God is clearly not fussy just about destinations but also the journey there. He could have let the Israelites take the shorter path but it took them 40 years and many of them did not even live to see it. It wasn't just about Canaan... it was about them too. God wanted them to really be His people and He used the journey to reveal Himself to them as He sought to teach them His way.

The destination I have in mind is still a bit far way so sometimes it's hard to wait for the cloud to move. Help me Lord to be patient for Your timing and Your way. That in this place and on this journey with You I will learn what it is that You are seeking to teach me and I will see and hear You. Help me to continue to wait until You say go.