Waiting on Orders

Back in my oilfield days there were times during the drilling of a well that important decisions needed to be made. Drilling goes on 24/7 and costs thousands of dollars an hour, so every attempt would be made not to halt the process of "making hole". Sometimes, however, situations would arise that would necessitate just stopping for a while so the owners of the well could make informed decisions. At the rigsite, this time would be logged on the daily report as time spent "waiting on orders". No one liked waiting on orders because the clock continued to run, and expenses continued to mount, but there was no progress made toward completion of the well.

I feel that I am in a life phase of "waiting on orders". I have sensed for some time that God has been preparing me for some change of plans, although I have no idea what. My devotion times have been rich with the presence of God. He has been taking me deep and he has awakened desires in me to do things for his kingdom I have never had the desire to do before. I am fully committed to what God is doing at Lakeside and I am excited as I see the future that God has for us there. Maybe my new direction is there, but in a different role. But it could be that God is preparing me for something completely new. I will not rule out anything. I am God's to do with what he pleases. But I am praying that this new direction will be revealed, soon. I am not a big fan of waiting on orders. The clock is still ticking, and lost people are still dying. I am praying that the new direction will be revealed in a way I choose not to reveal to you right now, because I want to be sure I am hearing from God when the order comes. I don't want to jump out on an impulse or a good idea. I almost did that a year ago. I want to know that it is God. If he calls me to spend the rest of my life in service to Lakeside, I will be happy. If he calls me to something radically different, I will be happy. I just want to know I am doing what God has called me to do.