Obedience + Waiting

TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria
Did you know that when God spoke to Noah about building the ark, it had never even rained before? Can you imagine that? Noah knew people were going to make fun of him or call him crazy. I’m sure he had every opportunity to talk himself out of it. He could have come up with plenty of excuses. But Noah didn’t do that. He recognized that God had asked him to do a difficult thing, and he chose obedience. Noah didn’t run from the challenge; he chose to believe God. Noah’s obedience is what opened the door for God to supernaturally empower him to fulfill his destiny. Now he is one of the great heroes of faith.

My thoughts: Wow! when God spoke to Noah about building the ark, it had never even rained before, moreover, it took 120 years to see that prediction about the flood to happen. If I were Noah then, I probably would have grew cold in faith and just turned away. I can't imagine waiting for 120 years while other people are staring at me thinking, I'm crazy, just because I want to obey God. Anyway, I have now learned the meaning of obedience and waiting patiently. I have realised that waiting with a hopeful and prayerful heart means blessings. If waiting is a way to be obey God, then I want to obey God just like what I am doing now.