Tag: Waiting

It’s so easy to want to take control of our lives, to take matters into our own hands.

There are so many scriptures regarding waiting for the Lord, believing His Word, and entering His rest.

“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart:  wait, I say, on the Lord.”
Psalm 27:14

“For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:  “In returning and rest shall ye be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength; but ye would not.”
Isaiah 30:15

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.   Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30

With all of the seeming setbacks our family has experienced, at times, it’s been very difficult to have to learn to wait on God.  Reminds me, again, of Joni Eeareckson Tada’s testimony, and of the old adage, “Let go and let God.”

It’s funny how the longer I have to wait on God the more I’m realizing how awesome an opportunity it is to get to wait on God.  The Heavenly attributes He’s creating in my life as I wait on Him are changing my thinking about waiting.  Restlessness is being replaced by His rest.  It’s life-changing.

I believe the devil knows the powerful lessons God’s children learn by waiting and that he comes against anyone who is willing to learn to wait on the Lord.  It was part of his strategy when he tempted Jesus in the desert.

I was sitting here this morning waiting for God to give me something to write.  Then, I noticed an email from my good neighbor, Linda.

Linda, replied to yesterday’s “Waiting On God” email saying they’d sung a song at church Sunday called, “God Is In The Waiting.” Linda said, “We tend to think that if nothing seems to be happening we need to do something to speed it up. Guilty as charged☺!  So since then I have been resting in Jesus!!!”

Linda’s words are so true of each of us…=)

Waiting on God is a really good buffer. I’ve met who has been willing to wait on God in some capacity has been endowed with a sweet, abiding, sustaining depth in their life that probably could not have taken place any other way.  A grace, joy and peace is given by the Holy Spirit to keep our hearts as we wait.

Perhaps most importantly is the fact that waiting also seems to replace the thing I’ve been waiting for with simply more of Jesus, His joy and peace.  It’s kind of like the lyric, “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.”

And let the peace of God rule in your heart.

Safe in the arms of Jesus…☺

God bless,

Mark

Hi Folks,

The Lord is so faithful, saints.  He keeps reminding me that we didn’t need to worry one minute while living in Oregon.  What fun it would have been to enjoy Oregon while we were there instead of being so frustrated much of the time.  Even today, whenever we are tempted to fret or to become frustrated, God steps into our thoughts to remind us to be full of His joy, always.  He really is in control.  ☺

Wow, this morning’s devotional (Closer to God Each Day) reading from Joyce Meyer was really a blessing.  I hope it blesses you as well.

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“Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring.  Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord.” (Psalm 27:14)

When we “wait” on God, we are not being lazy or passive, but we are actually being very active spiritually.  We may not be “doing” anything, but we are trusting God to do what needs to be done.  In effect, we are saying, “Lord, I will not try to do this in my own strength (Reminds me of the story of Abraham in the Bible).  I will wait on You to deliver me.  And I’m going to enjoy my life while I wait for You.”

Satan wants us to be frustrated from trying to solve our own problems (Sounds like me in Oregon).  He hates our joy.  He wants to see anything but joy because the joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10).  Worry robs us of strength, but joy energizes us.

We are tempted to think we are not doing our part if we don’t worry or try to figure out an answer to our problems (this is how I was raised), but this will prevent our deliverance rather than aid it.  It is not irresponsible to enjoy life while we wait on God and expect Him to do what we don’t know how to do (Amen!)!

Do not fear because the battle is not yours, but the Lord’s.”

God bless you all,

Mark