What Are You Waiting For
Isaiah 30:18, “And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.”
Good morning. Let’s just take a moment to feel the presence of God, to know that He has provided another beautiful day on our journey. No matter the weather outside; no matter how hectic your schedule may be today, trust that He will go with you! On this day we have been given, let’s talk on waiting; that one thing that we all seem to not like. We are all born into a world where we have no patience, no value of time or moments; just wanting things to happen now. When God closed the door to the ark, do you think the thoughts of Noah and his family were “how long will this take”, “will we be in here forever”? True, in every situation, doubt, disbelief, anxiety, fear; all of which enter our minds and make us forget who really is in control of every moment, every second. When we give God our trust and faith, we acknowledge that whatever the outcome is to be; He alone has the power. It could be simple prayers, it could be life changing prayers or it could be your prayers for another person. But as we pray in deep faithful obedience, sincerity and trust; God already knows the outcome because it was part of the plan for your life’s journey. Waiting on God’s answers will help teach us to trust in the process, to wholly give our needs over to Him. We will learn to be more Christ-like; to remember how Jesus suffered the waiting on His own delivery to the cross, the destiny that saves us from sin; to the receipt of eternity with Him. There will be times that we will struggle with the decision God makes on many prayers; outcomes that we will feel that it will break us; pull us down to depths we would rather not endure. This will be the time that we will positively need to wait on Him. Though that waiting will be a challenge of a life time; our spiritual endurance will be strengthened by His presence, His unfailing love. Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” NIV We need only to ask “what are we waiting for”? Are we waiting on Him, or are we waiting on ourselves? When I was getting treatments for cancer, I learned quickly how waiting is crucial, it is life altering, it is part of life. But when I totally decided to WAIT on God, turn it all over to Him, truly trust in His timing; my whole outlook on life was transformed. So today, as you get anxious over the timing, pause and remember who holds the true endings. Give it over to Him; What are you waiting for?
Scriptures:
Read: Psalms 37:7,34, Proverbs 3:5-6, Lamentations 3:25-26, Philippians 4:6-7, Isaiah 40:31, Psalms 27:13-14, James 5:7-8, Micah 7:7, II Peter 3:9, Psalms 130:5-6, Psalms 62:5-8, Romans 5:3-4, Psalms 33:20-22, Psalms 25:4-5, Matthew 6:33-34, Hebrews 11:1, I Peter 5:6-7, Jeremiah 29:11
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank you for the waiting, for your presence that gives us peace, comfort, healing; that ultimately brings us back to you. Father, help us to know that sometimes pain comes from the waiting, but great joy will come in the morning. Guide us Father, to that understanding, that trust, that obedience, that deep faith we need to process, to accept any decision you bring to us. Thank you for your Son who trusted in the waiting and then gave much more than we deserve so that we might be with you in eternity.