“God doesn’t need a running start.” —Althea Brown
Suddenly I awoke to the rumble of bass boats zooming down the lake. The roar of dozens of engines reverberated across the water. It must be a bass tournament day.
In that early morning semi-sleep state, birds chirped a delightful melody while the bass boats accompanied in a harmonious roar.
As I awoke, God suddenly reminded me of a recent conversation with counselor, Althea Brown. She said, April, “God doesn’t need a running start.”
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During my counseling session, I shared of the numerous circumstances my husband and I are facing —circumstances that are beyond our control. Each choice, each future decision hinges on one aspect—how God will provide.
My counselor reminded me God doesn’t need a running start. When God is ready, He will move. Suddenly a path or opportunity that wasn’t there before will suddenly appear.
Suddenly.
Suddenly, the word ‘suddenly’ was the focus of my Bible study. I began to dig into God’s Word and studied the times when God suddenly moved. When Abraham collected wood for the altar, he prayed for God’s sudden move. He continued the necessary preparations, while he prayed for God’s provision. Then suddenly there was a ram in the thicket.
Moses had tended his father-in-law’s sheep for forty years. He probably wondered what his purpose in life was. Perhaps he questioned why Pharaoh’s daughter, rescued him from the river, to be raised in an Egyptian palace merely to tend sheep. Then suddenly, God appeared to him in a burning bush, giving Moses purpose and provision for the next phase of life.
As my counselor stated, “God doesn’t need a running start.” When God moves, it is a sudden move. Suddenly, the provision will be there. Suddenly what we need for the next step will show up and God doesn’t need a running start. As God told the prophet Isaiah:
“I am making a way in the desert. “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert” (Isaiah 43:19, ESV).
Friend, are you waiting for God’s sudden move? Invite Christ into your life and cast your burdens to him. Then pray and trust in God’s Sovereign timing of provision.
Lace up your running shoes and be ready when God suddenly moves.
~April Dawn White
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*This article was previously posted on Red Chair Moments.
