inactively active

As a followup to my last post, some teaching on the unbelief of envy by John Piper from Psalm 37:

Battling the Unbelief of Envy

I have been studying Psalm 32 and found this a good followup to Pastor's sermon on Sunday regarding sin:

How Not to be a Mule

And a scripture I cling to, because it seems to be my way to race ahead of God... 

Since ancient times no one has heard,

no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,

who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. 

Isaiah 64:4

In my waiting, my inactivity is not to do nothing, but rather to get to work being obedient right here, right now. 

And He works on my behalf for all of those other things I long for and cry out for, He works His perfect will.

And who is better equipped for this work? 

little, old me? 

or 

an infinity wise, all-powerful, and all-knowing God who stands outside of time, who sees all of me, and pours out His lovingkindness on little, old me?

Help me to be always devoted, confident, obedient, 

resigned, childlike in my trust of thee, 

to love thee with soul, body, mind, strength, 

to love my fellow-man as I love myself, 

to be saved from unregenerate temper, hard thoughts, 

slanderous words, meanness, unkind manners, 

to master my tongue and keep the door of my lips. 

(from A Cry for Deliverance, Valley of Vision)