The Wait…

There are moments and even seasons when we have no choice but to “wait it out.” Sometimes, we are powerless over our challenges. Solutions elude us, and we become overwhelmed, anxious, and depressed especially if the situation or change is irrevocable.

Scripture speaks of waiting and then waiting some more for the Lord’s intervention in our dilemmas. In Psalm 46, the Psalmist reminds us that even in the most horrific circumstances “God is our refuge and strength, that He is an ever present help in trouble,”and that He calls for us to consider His wondrous acts and mighty power while looking for Him within our calamaties.

When we do, we will hear God’s gentle words penetrate the pain, the loss, the tragedy, the angst, “Be still and know that I am God.” That stillness is an invitation to trust Him, to believe that He is good all the time, that He is compassionate and faithful and keeps His promises to us.

Be quiet in your spirit. Listen as He speaks through His word, through the example and teachings and the person of Christ, through our meditations and prayers, through the wisdom of others and as He reveals His goodness within our circumstances.

God is always near. He will minister to us as we wait…He will undergird us with His everlasting arms, will carry us through deep waters, and will walk with us through fiery trials.