How To Wait!
"Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me
Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and
teach me, for You are the God of my
salvation; on You I wait all the
day."
Psalm 25: 4-5
Waiting is a fact of life. The question is not,
“Will we have to wait?” but, “What do we
do
while we wait?” Before cell phones, most
carried a book in their purse, briefcase,
or backpack to read while
waiting.
Almost everyone has a phone with
them, so they spend time scrolling
through headlines, emails, or texts.
Sometimes we are “forced” to wait on God to
answer or act; other times we choose to
wait
as a way to gather our thoughts or recharge
our physical or spiritual batteries.
In the case of spiritual waiting, what must we
do while we wait? Psalm 25:4-5 suggests two:
prayer (“Show me Your ways, O
Lord”) and
meditation on God’s Word (“Lead me in Your
truth and teach me”).
When you are waiting, wait prayerfully and
meditatively. Let God speak to your heart
by His Spirit and His Word.
"Teach us, O Lord, the discipline of
patience, for to wait is often harder
than to work."
Peter Marshall