Waiting on God
(NRSV)Ps 25: 4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD;
teach me your paths.
5 Lead me in your truth, and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all day long.
6 Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love,
for they have been from of old.
Make me, teach me, lead me, remember me.
Waiting on God is not easy. Ever. Whether we are waiting for healing, deliverance, peace—whatever is heavy on our hearts. The wait can seem worse than the circumstance in which we find ourselves.
A friend prayed, “Lord, give me patience—NOW.” While she was being facetious, her words were illustrative of the state in which we often find ourselves. We recognize our need for God, yet we cannot grasp the importance of just being still before Him.
So, we try to hurry Him along, help Him, and give Him suggestions on how He can best handle the situation that plagues us. Today I will truly wait, knowing that God who has promised to work all things for my good is ever faithful, ever true.
May each of us breathe a prayer of thanks, because the work has already been accomplished in the heavenly realm.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
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