Wait for the Lord. Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:14 NIV
I know what some of you are thinking, and quite frankly, I understand…
Sometimes I get tired of waiting as well…
You’ve been waiting so long already…
When is your turn?
Sometimes I find myself in another one of these trying times, when it seems I can’t win for losing…I have my daily pity party…curse the day I was born…and wish the world would let me off the rotation for a while. Maybe it’s not always that bad, but to be honest, sometimes I get impatient waiting for God to act!
Several times throughout the Psalms, the psalmist cries out “Come quickly, Lord!” I can identify with the writer. I want God to act on my timing. Sometimes…just to be honest…I can’t understand why God hasn’t responded to my pleas for help! NOW always seems like a good time to me!
Now, please, don’t leave me out on an island alone… surely you’ve been there too! We have a hard time waiting for God to work His perfect will! It’s just hard to see how the present situation could ever turn out perfectly.
Then I remember that God is longing to be gracious to me, that His ways are not my ways, that His thoughts are higher than my thoughts, that His plans for me are just and righteous. I recall that He loved me and planned victory for me before there was time, and that He sees tomorrow, before it is yesterday…or even today. He is God. He does not deal in issues of time. His ways are in elements of eternity. His view is from above; He sees the beginning and the end.
I know He has my best at heart. I am strengthened for another day. I can go on because I’m reminded of His love!
I will wait for the Lord!
Will you?
Are you currently in a waiting time?
Thanx Ron. And it's not that some things haven't gotten "better", but I've seen some of these changes before and they went away before for no reason that I can see. So I am a little jaded in that respect. And as nice as some of the changes are, daily interactions are mostly loveless and cold and I often stand there scratching my head wondering why. But I believe that He didn't instill this great love for her in me just to mess with me, so I keep on loving her unconditionally.
I'm in the same boat with my marriage. I've admittedly made mistakes, but God was gracious to show those to me and heal me from those sins. For over two years, my wife has had the husband that she thought she signed on to have and that she deserves. But it's as though it's too little too late. I pray every day for Him to open her heart to me and to have her fully love and embrace me as I do her. I have faith and hope, but truthfully, many times it seems dim. And I think one of the major issues to a situation like this and waiting is the thought that if I am doing the right thing and obeying, why does nothing change? Not that there needs to be an overnight miracle, but you'd think that a small crack of light would appear after a time; something to say "Yes, you are on the right path"… then it makes you wonder whether you are going the right direction and that can become discouraging. Still I keep on because I truly believe that's what He wants me to do and isn't that the most important thing anyway?
Jon, I've only walked with you a couple years, but it's been a long couple years. Your patience is amazing. I'll say another prayer for you today.
The best kind of encouragement is what we already know repeated at the right time. (Proverbs 25:11) Thank you for the right time.
Yes! I am currently in a waiting time. I feel God is trying to make me learn something in this jouney of faith walk..
He's always intentional
Thanks Ron. Admittedly, there are seasons when I long to not be alone on the island and then there are times I do. Sometimes it's lonely at the top and other times I simply get peopled out. Bless the Lord for putting up with us! 😉
Amen to that!
patient, that is the real problem I think with us all. Without that gift of using patient as a guide many troubles arise,quick to disagree,anger,everything could calm down if we would really use patient. Some think attitude is the problem, maybe but it comes from weak patient, I'm just saying.
Patience is my problem…
When I was young, my dad was unemployed for almost 2 years for various reasons. We ate a lot of hot dog soup, but I remember my mother always saying "God will provide." I have lived my life believing this and it has very much proved to be true. I can also attest to the fact that some things I have prayed for desperately, have been answered, but never in MY time. I desperately prayed for direction and a job that would use my talents and give me a meaningful occupation (about 20 years ago) and 3 years later I was given that perfect job for that time in my life. I find myself again seeking for that job, same request many years later. I'm hoping it doesn't take another 3 years for the answer, but it looks like it will happen in God's time, again. I know "God will provide." I just need to have faith.
Thanks for this testimony of faith Tina!
Ron such a great post today. I too have felt just like this lately. I have come to this conclusion, I truly believe that this is the only way to teach his children FAITH. And you said it best Ron, I am strengthened for one more day. We humans don't want "1 more day" we want a secure calm life of no ups and downs. At least ups and downs that aren't really turmoil. We can handle most daily pressures by ourselves. But where is God in all of this? He searches our hearts not our minds. He sees the real us and moves us toward more FAITH through trials. He has our backs! He knows the real heart that searches for him.
I love that..He searches our hearts. So true.
Wow!! Did I ever need to hear that this morning! Thanks so much.
Me too! So many times!
Thanks brother Ron. I needed that reminder this morning.
Thanks David
I am going through a difficult time and this morning I have been asking myself – and God – why isn't He acting on my timing? Your words have brought encouragement to me. I'm the kind of guy who doesn't like to wait… at all!
You reminded me that God has my best at heart. Thank you! And thank you, Lord, for your love, care and perfect plan!
Blessings to you, brother!
Thank you Andre. I was writing it for me too. Very impatient here!