1 Samuel 12:16

"Now then, stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!" 1 Samuel 12:16 NIV

I came across this verse the other day. It truly has a powerful message in its own little way. If you think about it, when we sit still and wait for God, we can see the great things He is doing or about to do in our lives. But when we want to take things into our own hands, we can't see God work. It takes us on a path of destruction. The path that we want to take might seem great at first, but in the end, it only hurts. I have been there many times. I took paths that I wanted to take knowing it wasn't what God wanted for me. I felt Him speaking to me, but of course I ignored Him. I was practically telling God that I wanted this, and He needed to follow me. Wrong answer. In the end, I got my heart broken.

So what I am trying to get with this is, stand still and wait on the Lord. He is about ready to do great things in each of our lives. We just have to be willing to take the paths God wants us to take. We have to surrender all of our dreams to Him, and then the best part is watching Him do great things.