Waiting

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 AMPC

We don't like to wait. We don't like to be put on hold. We don't like to stand in line. We don't like to ask for help. Regrettably, that tends to bleed over to our relationship - or lack thereof - with God. 

Our idea of getting things done does not often include waiting for it to happen. Is this why we are heard to say apologetically, "All I can do is pray..." as if praying and asking God is somehow less than what we might otherwise be able to offer with our own hands?  Do we remember that the Lord says in Jeremiah 17:5, Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord?  

We are all familiar with Psalm 46:10 which reads, Be still, and know that I am God! But I believe it is better understood in the AMPC Bible - Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. How often do we fail to recognize and understand that HE is God? God is NOT any less God just because He doesn't answer a prayer the way we think it should be answered. He is Omniscient (all-knowing) and Omnipotent (all-powerful). The Great I AM.  

Have you ever given thought to why Scripture tells us to be brave and of good courage? I believe it is because it takes great courage to pray and refuse to act before God does. 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.

Prayer:

Father,

           Forgive us for not recognizing and understanding that You alone are God. For not operating in faith and believing You are who You say You are and will do what You say You will do. Father, we believe, help our unbelief. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen