Waiting on the Lord is not a cross to bear; it’s a blessing.
When we wait, we have the time to pause and reflect on who God is, to remember all the ways He has cared for us already, to acknowledge His goodness, love and faithfulness, and we learn to trust Him more.
When we wait, we have the opportunity to recognize His plan, His perfect, eternal plan, and we realize His ways are usually much better than our ways, even if we don’t understand that at the moment.
When we wait, we have a chance to see things from God’s perspective. A worldly perspective distorts our view. So often our concerns are about things that really are temporary or earthly. But God’s perspective is about matters of the heart and soul, things that are eternal.
When we wait, we realize our dependence on God and notice more clearly His sovereignty in our lives. Often we spend so much time and effort spinning our wheels trying to fix things. But sometimes we have to just stop, be still, and realize He is the true power in our lives, not us. We don’t have to keep striving; he just wants our faithfulness.
When we wait, we can step out of the way and allow God an opportunity to fight for us, to do miracles in our lives that only He can fathom. As a favorite song says, He is “moving mountains that we don’t even see”. We can rest in Him and know He is working out all things for good.
As I reflect on everything I’ve learned about waiting on the Lord, I realize so often what we consider a tiring, burden to bear, God really does mean for our good. He wants the act of waiting on Him to give us a beautiful blessing. As it reminds us in Isaiah 40:31…
They that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength,
they will soar on wings like eagles,
they will run and not grow weary;
they will walk and not be faint.
God wants me to be renewed and strengthened and not be weary, so God asks me to wait on Him. And I hope in the future, I will wait more willingly and, instead of worrying, will eagerly anticipate the blessings that will come in the end.
Growing By Surprise 