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LEARNING TO WAIT
July 26th, 2010 | 
Author: | “I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.” Psalm 130:5 |
| When God says, “Wait,” He means WAIT! There are a few different areas in my life where God told me to wait. So, I began to wait, and wait, and wait, and…. in some cases, I am still waiting.As I wait I wonder how long I will have to wait. As the time stretches on I wonder if I missed something. Did He tell me to do something and I missed it? Am I being foolish to keep waiting? I keep asking God to show me if I missed something. I keep asking Him if it is time to stop waiting. I keep wondering why He hasn’t said anything else since the first, “Wait.” I keep wondering why I have to continue to wait.However, I have found over and over that while I am waiting He is working. I find that, had I not waited and tried to do something myself, I would have messed things up. When my waiting comes to an end I find that He has handled things perfectly.
So, I must wait and continue to hope. I must have faith that He knows what He is doing and that He doesn’t need my help. I must remind myself how long Abraham waited for the promise of Isaac. I must remind myself of how long the Israelites waited for the coming of the Messiah. I must remind myself that time doesn’t mean as much to God as it does to me. I must not be concerned about the comments and looks I get from people who think I am just giving a lame excuse for not doing something. What are some of the things the Bible says about waiting on God? Ps 27:14, “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” Ps 33:20, “Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.” Ps 37:7, “Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.” Ps 37:9, “For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.” Prov 20:22, “Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.” Is 25:9, “And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” Is 30:18, “And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.” Is 40:31, “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.” Jer 14:22, “Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.” Lam 3:25, “The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.” Waiting for God to fix, heal, mend, build, restore, renew, or whatever it is that He is going to do while we are waiting is what we need to do. We must wait as long as it takes, looking forward to the end result. He doesn’t say, “Wait,” for no reason. |
Taken from www.clarion-call.org
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