Sometimes Wait
Maybe you noticed, maybe not, my post didn’t come out bright and early in the morning. Sometimes the message is ‘wait’. I’m not a good ‘waiter’.
Is waiting a hard thing for you? Some don’t notice the ‘waits’, they just keep doing life. Often, I get lost in the waiting, thinking when it’s over that’s when life starts again. Time for a makeover – better late than never.
In Psalm 27 David went in and out of confidence in the Lord. Knowing God was his ‘light and salvation, his stronghold’. Declaring trouble would come, ‘for in the day of trouble’. Asking for the Lord to protect him, ‘do not leave me or forsake me’. Finally, declaring God’s goodness and saying: “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” (Psalm 27:14 NIV)
I think that David, like you and I, went from knowing He needed to rely on God and wait for Him, to being in despair throughout his life. Yet the Lord never did forsake him – and that is our truth as well. He will not leave us either.
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me” (Psalm 23:4a NIV) Nothing changes with God – Jesus assured us of that. He told us He would be with us until the end of the age – and then we would be with Him.
So, in the waiting, the sometimes where we can’t get beyond what we are preoccupied with, faced with, feeling like we’re about to sink because of – we need to know God’s truth. Not ‘oh I know’ – know it because His Word is in us. We need to call it to mind and say it to ourselves or shout it out loud. And we can speak it to others who may be in the valley.
Long before the wait comes, long before the fear takes over, and long before we do walk in that valley – we must use that time to immerse ourselves in our Hope.
Then whether we’re living life and in the good times or we’re not sure what solid ground feels like, still this will be our call to the One in control: “As for me, I look to the LORD for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.” (Micah 7:7 NLT)
I noticed it did not come out in the morning, it’s the first thing I look for on Tuesday mornings! But I’m thankful it did come out!
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Smile … Blessings my friend as we wait on His timing, Amen!
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This >> “Nothing changes with God – Jesus assured us of that. He told us He would be with us until the end of the age – and then we would be with Him.” So grateful He is our constant, even as we wait.
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Yes, in this crazy world He is our Rock and we can trust Him in the midst of the turmoil. Blessings as you wait and rest in Him…
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“Not ‘oh I know’ – know it because His Word is in us.” Yes! Let’s live His word out-loud including in our waiting.
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Right there with you – the enemy would like us to be silent – but we will sing and shout His praises all our days!
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Saying God’s truth out loud is so helpful.
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It is for sure – blessings as you declare, especially in the wait 🙂
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I loved the reminder that God is always with us, even in the wait. I’m so glad you shared your post with Grace & Truth. What a blessing it was to me this morning and, I’m sure many others.
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He blesses us day in and day out and sometimes we miss it, especially in the wait. Blessings when your celebrating and when you’re waiting…
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