If you are reading this, chances are you have somewhat of a working knowledge of computers. If you've ever watched a video with bad internet connection (it's improved a lot since the old dial-up modem days), you'll know that your computer will usually "buffer" the downloading video, resulting in delay of the video (and usually frustration).
If you're even more computer-literate, you may know that buffering is your computer creating a temporary storage space, from which it then plays your audio/video file, rather than downloading direct from the internet. By doing this, there is less of a chance that the audio or video will stall or skip when there is network congestion. On most videos you can see the download progress as a colored bar below the video, compared with another bar which shows your viewing progress. If you get impatient and fast forward beyond the actual download, your video will (as mentioned) stall, skip, or may even cause your computer to crash.
By now most of you probably see where I'm going with the buffering analogy. Yes, God is the grand "Bufferer" of our lives (speaking reverently). We are the computers with a bad internet (Holy Spirit) connection. God wants to impart (download) to us through the Holy Spirit wisdom and revelation (Ephesians 1:17). When we go ahead of God' s "buffer", or leading (cf. Exodus 13:21) on our own initiative, we experience hiccups, stalls, or even crashes in our lives.
God desires that we wait patiently before Him (cf. Psalm 37:7). He wants us to assimilate the truths of His Word until they are part of our very being and we are "equipped for every good work" ( 2 Timothy 3:17).
Let us get "synched up" with the Lord and His timetable for our lives, that we may manifest His glory in all we do.
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