What Are You Waiting For?

When I started coaching high school girls volleyball I had no idea how much I would use my psychology education. Volleyball in general, and with teenage girls in particular, is a very mental game. The same team that can be unstoppable in one game can go to looking like they have never seen a volleyball in an instant. There are also matches where everyone plays timid and and cautious. As anyone that has played for me for any length of time can attest, one of the things I say in times like that is, "Stop waiting for someone else to make a play. You have to be the one to make things happen." As Christians I think we can fall into a similar trap. We look around at all of the things that are going on around us. We see all of the ick that is happening and we pray that God would do something. We wait for some divine intervention or someone else to step up and take on the task. We keep waiting for someone else to act and to tell us what to do. When God doesn't send someone or do something we shake our heads and wonder why He hasn't done anything. I think God's message would be the same that I give my players, "Stop waiting for someone else!" We need to stop waiting for someone else to act in our stead. When you see things that need fixing, instead of waiting for someone else to do something, get to work. Perhaps, just like Esther, you were made for such a time like this. Matthew West released a song about a decade ago called Do Something. Take a few moments to check it out.