“For a while” is a phrase whose length can’t be measured. At least by the person who’s waiting.”
― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14
No, I didn’t misspell weight (although I battle it all the time). I have a WAIT problem. I don’t like to wait. It started in college when I had to wait in line for a couple of hours just to get inside the bookstore. I then had to leave the line because I’d miss my next class only to start the wait again after class. When I finally got inside the bookstore to pick my books, I again waited in line to buy them. Frustration. From that time on I never waited on a line, if I could prevent it at all.
There’s the wait at the grocery store. The wait at the department store. The wait at a restaurant. The wait at the doctor’s office. The wait on the telephone to talk to a real person. And the wait list goes on and on and on and on. Frustration compounded. My mind seems to go dull and blank as I wait. Unless I absolutely need it. Can’t do without it. It’s the last of its kind. I will walk away from a long wait.
Then there are the ‘waits’ I can’t walk away from. Waiting to grow up. Waiting for healing. Waiting for an important call. Waiting for a red light (although, I have seen many people who don’t!). And then there’s the BIGGEST wait I can’t walk away from…waiting on God and God’s timing.
I’m sure you’ve noticed, as I have, God does not hold to our time schedules, our desires or immediate needs. I see things only from my point of view. God, on the other hand, sees the whole picture. So while I really need and want an immediate answer from God, I should not jump the line and handle things in my own way. I may argue and plead with God but it won’t change the answer: WAIT.
Wait because His timing is perfect. Wait because God will provide what is best for us exactly when it’s the perfect time for us. “Wait on the Lord. Be of good courage. And He shall strengthen your heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord.” Psalms 27:14
Prayer: Lord, I will wait on You. Help me to be still. Grant that I always remember Your timing is perfect. In Jesus name. Amen.
Epilogue: I just had to add this…waiting for the hot weather to break!
