Psalm 37:7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

I have been praying for a Godly thing. I know it is right because God placed me in a position of responsibility, stewardship in this matter. I pray and I pray and still I do not see my prayers answered. I believe I am being patient yet I fret.

I do not fret over others getting their way. In this, my request, there is none to compare. Those that have gained by wicked devices of my enemy do not concern me. They are not party to my concerns.

If I have to be brutally honest with myself here, it is my failure to rest in the Lord. I have not for all practical purposes laid it at the feet of my Lord. That takes sacrifice and I am so concerned for another, having great love and sincere hope, that I have found it difficult, if not impossible, to rest in the Lord.

We talk a good game. We believe. We trust. We hope in right promises. We wait patiently, or least tell ourselves we are patient, but do our actions and attitudes look anything like rest? Probably not. It is after all within our nature, as stewards, to want to do something about these situations we are so passionately commit to obey. Is resting even an option?

Considering I am unable to make these things happen, then I have no choice but to wait on He who can. My sleepless nights tell me I am not at rest. I find myself once again in that helpless position of having to ask the Lord, “Help me do that thing I cannot do for myself. Teach me Your Way and hold me up in it.”

Genesis 4:7a If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.

If is a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, interrogative, or conditional. If is used 1595 times within the bible and never in connection with the character of God but rather of man. Over the years I have heard unbelievers make claims that the bible is iffy. Their failure to connect this all important word to the condition of man should not be used as an excuse to resist believing God.

Man has within himself a desire to be right. There is nothing wrong with that, it is a natural instinct. It was demonstrated in Cain and Abel’s sacrifices, seeking acceptance. We all want to be accepted, to be loved. In this man is fraught with demonstrative, interrogative, or conditional participation in seeking and showing acceptance and love.

God is not iffy when it comes to love. His love is perfect, consistent, unwavering but acceptance is not a condition upon which God is responsible, man is the one who is iffy. God’s love is offered freely, it is demonstrated dramatically, and it is conditioned only by man’s acceptance of an unchangeable, non-iffy offer.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

There will be some that say Jesus was God and was not iffy about it. Jesus was also man, so therefore had to have an iffy side at some time in order to demonstrate His humanity. He did, once.

Luke 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

The Father’s answer was no, there is no other way. Being the obedient Son, He went to the Cross and died for us, knowing we were going to be iffy about it.