The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.—LAMENTATIONS 3:25 KJV
In our music video/text-messaging/microwave world, waiting is not something we do easily. In fact, waiting can be downright difficult. Every tick of the clock takes longer when we have to wait. Why?
Beth Moore has written, “We live in an imperfect world around imperfect people. Sometimes we inherit problems, and sometimes we create them for ourselves. No matter their inceptions, what’s required is patience, which requires waiting. Because we are fallible human beings, sometimes quick to anger and sometimes slow to forgive, our patience wears thin.” But, she continues, “Think how patient God has been with us.”
The Lord encourages us to wait upon Him—because He knows the plans He has for us (Jeremiah 29:11). When we choose His way and His timing, we’ll be blessed.
Today, let’s focus on His promises. Quit tapping your toes in impatience, and sit back and relax. There is grace given to those who wait. Easy? No. Worth it? Most definitely.
Father, I thank You for Your many blessings. I choose this day to wait patiently to see Your will unfold in my life.
So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.—Genesis 1:21 (NIV)
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.—Colossians 3:23 (ESV)
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.—Romans 12:2 (ESV)
