So what exactly are we supposed to be doing while we are waiting on God?
Read Matthew 25:1-13 and journal your initial thoughts
Kind of a strange story, isn’t it? It’s like just because they forgot oil they have to miss out on this great opportunity. The problem was that they weren’t really doing anything at the time (See verse 5), and they missed the one thing that they needed, oil. In their culture, it was expected for the bridesmaids to have lamps with oil, and they didn’t do it. Instead they waiting, they slept.
Sometimes it’s easy for us to get stuck in the habit of not doing anything while we’re waiting. It’s almost like the waiting room mentality has invaded our idea of what God expects from us. But God never brings us to that point where we’re not supposed to be doing anything. We are called to engage and impact the world around us, Jesus constantly calls us to serve. There are things that we should be doing here and God will hold us responsible for those things. When we give up on these things and assume we’re good with God, then we become like these bridesmaids who forgot their oil. To quote Erwin McManus talking about these verses “If the work of art God intends for you to create requires you to work with oils, you better have them with you.”
Today pray that God would show you what you should be doing while you are waiting
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