.....waiting

"...but those who wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

We spend many minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years rushing through life only to find ourselves waiting, waiting, and waiting some more.   We wait at the doctor's office; we wait at the grocery store; we wait at the post office; we wait at the pharmacy; we wait for our children to grow up and then anxiously wait for them to come home again. Waiting is hard, exasperating work. The fact that we hate to wait has created a "quick fix" society.

We microwave our food; pump our own gas; process our words on a computer; write notes of affection on the internet, not paper; jet to locations far and near; hear news from across the world in fractions of a second; eat out because it takes too much time to cook, and so on.

In our world, waiting is bad. However, in God's world, waiting is good. God has given us many instructions on the necessity of waiting. Let's look at some of these:

   "My soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation." Psalm 62:1

   "Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart" Psalm 27:14

   "Blessed is he who waits..." Daniel 12:12

   "We have waited for Him and He will save us." Isaiah 25:9

   "I wait for you, You are my strength; O God, you are my defense." Psalm 59:9

Did you notice the words used by those who wait on God? These are not words of frustration and confusion. These are words of strength, salvation and blessings. Waiting on God, as David, Isaiah and many others learned, means letting go and letting God. It involves study, reflection, prayer, solitude and time apart from the world.

We microwave...   God works miracles.

We rush...    God refreshes.

We get angry and impatient...   God gets busy reorganizing our priorities.

Spend time giving time to God.

Block out a section of your calendar for the Son of Man.

Then sit quietly...   shh...   shhhh...   and wait on God!!!