Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord– Psalm 27:14
When the little boy started squirming during church his mother gave him a pencil and pad of paper to keep him busy and quiet. A short time later he handed her a note saying,”How much longer?” The mother wrote,”A few minutes”. The lad responded,”How long is a few minutes?”Maybe five more”, his mother wrote back. Then she noticed that he got quiet and she was proud he was behaving– until she noticed him holding a sign in front of him that said,”How much longer Pastor?” But, truth be known, that little lad isn’t the only one who is impatient. We all seem to have a problem in this area and it can be serious. This subject is addressed in the daily devotional “A Good Thing” like this:
“The reason that we many times do not see or feel the Lord is that we are not waiting on the Lord. We are still on our own timetable and we are still running madly ahead of God and hoping He will catch up to our plans. But that is not how God works. He doesn’t change just because we are fickle and He does not hurry just because we are impatient.
Believer, I do not doubt that your trial is real, that your burden is heavy, or that your discouragement is deep. But put your eyes upon this promise, wrap your mind around this word: when we wait courageously on the Lord, He will strengthen our hearts. God is never late and He is never insufficient.
What will the future bring? Wait on the Lord. When will this sorrow end? Wait on the Lord. How can I survive this ordeal? Wait on the Lord. How should I handle this decision? Wait on the Lord. The answer echoes through the tunnel of time and from the soundboard of millions of satisfied saints. Wait, I say, on the Lord.
The trial may not go away tomorrow, but neither will the strength that God has promised to give you. The pain may not diminish, but neither will His grace.”
