When God came to Noah and talked with him about the wickedness and corruption that was in the world at that time, Noah was ready and willing to “do everything as the Lord commanded him.” Apparently his close fellowship with God, enabled him to realize that he could trust God with the outcome of what appeared to be an extraordinarily unusual assignment – “Build a large boat.” Noah could have been a “half-empty” kind of person, questioning and even resisting the whole idea. Instead, he eagerly went to work, shared his excitement with his wife and boys, and spent his days anticipating what God was going to do in the months and years ahead. Then when he was on the boat and the flood waters were swirling around them, he continued to “wait on the Lord with eager expectation”. He was willing to believe that God would care for them and bless them.
It matters not whether you are in the adventuresome stage of “building your boat”, waiting and wondering what God is going to do when the boat is complete, or living on the boat waiting and wondering if the storm will ever end, the big question is still “is your glass half full or half empty?”
