But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint Is. 40:31
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3:25-26
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He will strengthen your heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:14
Waiting is definitely not the most fun thing in the world to do. It is very discouraging to wait on things to start taking shape in life. A song by John Waller called “While I’m Waiting” is a song I look to when I get discouraged about having to wait. It seems like I have to wait a lot. I’ve waited years to find my calling.
Now that God has given me that. I’m waiting on God to give me my first job in the ministry that he has for me. Waiting on God doesn’t mean I should sit on the couch and watch tv until He makes His move. While I’m waiting God wants me to serve Him. We can’t just say I will wait until He give me something. We have to be the ones pursuing what God has for us. While Im waiting I still need to do the things that I know God wants me to do. The song says While Im waiting I will serve, worship, will not faint or grow weary.
Every kid hates to wait for Christmas day to get here. As it gets closer and closer you start seeing those presents under the tree we would always beg for our parents to let us open just one gift before Christmas morning. But it never works. My parents would always make us wait till Christmas morning to open everything.
That is kind of like how it works between us and God. We want everything that God has for us right now. I have a list of things I want to see happen soon in my life. And its very frustrating to not see them happening when I think they should.
During the wait we tend to:
- Grumble About Our Situation
- Lose Focus On What God Is Calling Us Too
- Quit Because The Wait Was Too Long
- Settle For Less Than God Has For Us
I came across some scripture in Hebrews Chapter 6 Verses 13-15 that deals with the subject of having to wait:
13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
Abraham had to wait 25 years he finally received what God promised him. The birth of a son named Isaac.
We have to do as Abraham did and in knowing that what God promises to his people He will fufill. The waiting is going to be very tough but how ever long I have to wait it will all be worth it when Im finally doing what God had for me in His timing.
Both the Bible and the testimony of mature Christians such as Abraham encourage us to wait for Gods timing, even when our needs seem to great to wait any longer.
