Silence and Action VI (Haas)

Grant you your heart's desire and prosper all your plans....

 - From Psalm 20

We spoke about David, son of Jesse, future King of Israel. 

He was a quiet, solitary young man. He was not handy, not good with a hammer. He was not invited to the cool parties, and did not hang around with the guys.

He was musical and artistic. And cared for his sheep with a fierce passion. His greatest asset was his ability to hyper-focus on a goal, and not care an ounce what other people thought about it. He was not needy in that way. 

David was not thought of as a hard worker. He was not invited over for big building or repair projects. 

And yet . . . he became King. And God was faithful to grant David's heart's desire and to prosper all his plans. David barely lifted a finger, yet he had great success. How is this?

Apparently, thoughts and prayers are more effective than action. Or, put another way: begin with thought, follow with prayer . . add a little more thought . . . and the actions will follow. It will be hard to avoid doing the right thing. 

I believe that, in the school shooting crises, it's not that we don't pray enough . . . it's not that we don't do enough. We have to pray for the right thing, and be okay with waiting.

Pray that God protects our schools. And then wait.

That little opportunity to be kind to someone, may actually be the seed that prevents a future shooting. 

Follow David's path to success: Pray. And wait.