Learning to Wait on the Lord!

Isaiah 40:31 says, “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as Eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”                                                                                                                                                      

One of the most important exhortations of the Bible is the call for us to “Wait on the Lord.”  Even though God promises special blessings for those who wait, waiting is one of the most difficult exhortations of scripture.  Why is it so hard?  Because, we as humans are so prone to taking matters into our own hands and to follow our own schemes and desires.  Yet, over and over again we are told in scripture to “Wait on the Lord.”

You see we don’t like to wait.  We wait in traffic, we wait on car pools, we wait at the airport, we wait at the grocery store, we wait at the golf course, we wait for the Doctor, we wait for our spouse, we wait on retirement, essentially, we are waiting people and when we think of waiting we are apt to respond with a pun:  “Wait?” That’s what made the bridge collapse!?  Of course, that’s weight, not wait.  But then, these two words, weight and wait, are not always unrelated, because one of our needs in waiting on the Lord is the need to cast the weighty burdens of life on Him.

Three things I need you to know about Waiting. 

Firstly, know that waiting on the Lord requires patience and trust.  

Secondly, waiting on God reminds us that God is in Control.

Finally, know that waiting on the Lord allows God to do His work.

Strength is found in waiting. When you wait upon the Lord, you can sense in your spirit what the Lord actually wants you to do, not what you think He wants you to do.

When you are faced with any difficult decision, it is wise to wait until you have a clear answer before taking a step you may regret. It might feel uncomfortable and you may want to hurry, but don’t allow that pressure to take precedence over the wisdom and knowledge of God. 

Dr. Jay Jones

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