Remember that old Heins ketchup commercial? You know that one where a little kid is waiting so patiently for his ketchup to ooze out of the bottle with Carly Simon singing "An-ti-cip-a-a-tion, is makin me wait" in the background. That was back before plastic packaging when everything came in a bottle. Now, if you want some ketchup, you just squeeze the bottle and instantly it squirts onto your food. It was a time when patience was still a virtue. Or, maybe people weren't as patient back then as they let on, 'cause that was the same time period that microwaves and jiffy-pop popcorn came out. Hmmmm.
You know, I think impatience actually spans all time and affects all generations. It's the desire of the "not yet" that drives people. We just want to get where we're going, and so we drive like crazy to get there. That's why there are speed limit signs and not speed minimal signs.
Maybe that's why Jesus taught his disciples to pray "..may your kingdom come and your will be done.." because God's will is not yet fully in force on this earth. His kingdom has not yet expanded to every heart. So, in anticipation of that happening, maybe we should pray for it. The Bible says "we have not, because we ask not". A lot of people have turned that into some great big prosperity message about gaining stuff on earth, but, I think it applies so much more to the things of God. So, what if we started asking God to use us more in peoples lives? What if we asked him to use us as his hands and feet?
Waiting to get to Miami is really hard for us right now. We just want to get there and start working on getting the church going. While we're waiting, please pray with us and for us that God's kingdom will come and his will be done in Miami as it is in heaven.
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