Wait For Thee

“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”-Psalm 37:7

            We are called to seek God, to believe God, and have faith in Him.  This is true whether we feel like we have everything or nothing.  The Lord still wants us to praise Him, to glorify Him, and to seek His face.  However, it can be difficult when there is no answer, no feedback, no response, no direction, and you are forced to wait on Him.  Wait, when you need an answer, and you long for victory.

“Birds sing in the dark” (words from Oswald Chamber’s devotional book “My Utmost for His Highest), they sing announcing a sunrise that has yet to come, a sunrise they are expecting to see, but have yet to see.  They have faith it will rise; as the morning before, and the morning before that, and before that.  Like the birds, we must praise him in the dark.  Praise him for the victory that is not yet come, but most certainly will.  With him there is only victory.  He will fight for his people, for his children.  If we trust in the Lord and have faith it may not be today, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not a year from now, but at some point, there will be victory; there will be a sunrise, in his own good time.  It is not easy to wait on the Lord when the world is falling apart around you, but ultimately it comes down to: “Do I trust Him?”  If so, I will wait on his answer, wait on his leading, wait on the victory that he will bring, and not follow my own selfish desires, my own escape plan. When there is a problem or a situation on your doorstep and you begin to call on God, and call on God, and call on God; with no answer.  Then it is time to wait, to have patience, to have faith.   In the Bible, there are so many wonderful accounts of men and women who had a great ability to wait before God.  A situation would arise, and they would take it to God, and wait on his answer.  They would wait with a mind and heart ready to accept whatever answer came their way.   They trusted in His providence.  Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David, Ruth, Hezekiah (to name a few); heroes of faith.  These men and women challenge me and encourage me.  We live a world that is plagued with fear, and if you let it, fear will act as a tyrant in your life.  However, the scripture says: “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” (2 timothy 1:7) When you look around, the sum of circumstances may look like your serving to God has only brought hardship.  While others seem to be serving themselves and prospering.  However, trust not in the things seen, but in the un-seen.  God is leading, the sunrise is coming, and the Lord will provide.  If you try to take the situation into your own hands you will fail or get off course.  Christ is the captain and we must wait for His direction.  In times of unknown, this can be the hardest thing to do in this world.  However, if we let His plan develop, he will bring us to light and victory.

It can be very easy to confuse motion with accomplishment; movement with action.  When we take it upon ourselves to play captain then we are doing so in vain.  Although it may feel like we are acting to accomplish a virtuous end; if we are not in God’s will, then it is in vain.  The soul that finds rest in the Lord and waits patiently for him; that soul will have victory and peace.  In your walk with God, stillness, can be very productive.  “I’ll cast on him my every care and wait for thee.” (Lyrics from Sweet Hour of Prayer)