Let's Take Time

Let's take time to wait upon the Lord
Let's take time to listen to His voice
Unless the Lord builds the house
We labour in vain
So let's take time to wait upon the Lord.

When i first heard this song and it kept ringing in my head, I constantly wondered a few questions...

1. What does it mean by "taking time to wait upon the Lord"
2. How does "taking time" got ANYTHING to do with "building a house"? Why shouldnt it be "taking time to listen" and "keeping still"?

And then I thought about it with regards to my everyday life, and i realised that I rush from place to place, from project to project and when do i really take time to listen to Him? Only when i want something? Or only when i want to hear something? And the point is, God is willing to speak to us any moment, any time, but how many of us are truly TAKING TIME (conscious effort) to wait upon Him.

And then for the second question... I thought about it for a really long time :p cuz i just couldnt seem to find the link at all and why did the lyricist write in such a manner... and then, after a while, I realised that "building a house" maybe "building a life", or "building a ministry" and for my case, it really applied to my secondary school cell ministry. That if I do not take time to listen to God's calling for the secondary school cell, and choose to do it my way, indeed i will be labouring in vain.

Therefore, I hope perhaps this song can encourage us that in whatever we do, whatever we try to build, do take time to listen to Him and lay it down at His feet, and He will guide us through in all things.