In one of Jack Miller's letters, he encourages a missionary couple who had recently moved to Uganda and found the pace of life to be much slower than they expected. They were particularly frustrated about a delayed shipment. Jack writes:
"Actually, delays are great because they often reveal the power of indwelling sin. We are flying high, then comes a postponement of our hopes, and we end up with an irritable spirit which shows an alarming degree of self-independence and reliance on human capacities. What we fail to see is that reliance on people, their capabilities, their keeping their promises, is a demonic faith, a cooperation in heart with the power of darkness. We join the enemy, Satan, when we fail to rely on the promises of God to move on our behalf. In brief, our impatience often has a Devilish, earthly side to it, which reveals that we have unconsciously forgotten that trusting Christ is more important than doing things for Christ.
I do not mean that we should be sluggish when God says, 'March.' But all too often we march when He wants us to wait and rest, and then do not march when He calls us to go forward with power."
I’ve found a lot of comfort in Jack Miller’s letters this past year because he has a way of cutting straight to the heart of an issue. I’ve wrestled with impatience and restlessness at times and Jack reminds me to get on my knees rather than try to make something happen on my own. I would march when God says wait and rest. It's crazy, because without Him I am nothing. God protect me from a demonic faith.
