Wait on the Lord

Those who wait on the Lord...shall run and not be weary. (Isaiah 40:31)

Astronaut Michael Collins described the problem of trying to link two orbiting space vehicles. When two airplanes rendezvous for an in-flight refueling, the plan behind simply increases speed until it catches the other aircraft. In outer space, however,...acceleration puts the trailing spacecraft into a higher orbit, causing it to move away and widen the gap. Therefore the ship's commander must act against all natural instincts and slow down, dropping his craft into a lower orbit, which enables him to catch up, maneuver into position, and make contact at precisely the right moment.

So it is with the busy child of God. Taking on more activities can mean losing ground as a result of lost time with the Lord. To get ahead, we must slow down and wait on the Lord.