Wait, I say, Wait.

One of the phrases that you read a lot in the Psalms is “wait on the Lord.” David spent a good portion of his life waiting for the Lord to fulfill some promises that the Lord had made to him very early in life. There were periods of extended periods of waiting. 

Psalms 27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

Between the promise God makes you and the payoff (or the fulfillment of the promise) there is a process (waiting). That process is the point, that process draws you closer to him (and makes you more like him). Waiting is not a glamourous spiritual discipline. Waiting is hard in our culture and its in thoses seasons of waiting that learn to cling to Jesus when everything around you is failing apart. Waiting is essential to your spiritual growth. 

One of the beautiful things about waiting is that it molds us, shapes us, and strengthens us. When God provides the payoff though we get to experience the faithfulness of God. He always does what he says he is going to do. He alone is faithful. One truth that I read the other day was from my friends Taylor’s twitter: “Running out of reasons to doubt you, God.” And man is that true!!!!

This year has been hectic to say the least but it has been an amazing journey of growth, realization, and a renewed sense of joy in waiting on the Lord. This year I lost something I held dearest to me, have come to the realization that I am far more sinful that I pretend to be (I exaggerate a lot, I am prideful, I am materialistic, I hide my weaknesses), moved to foreign place (and moving when you’re an “adult” is not like moving to college), and had to trust that even though I cant see the active hand of God, I know He is on the way. 

We say the Bible is trustworthy because the author is trustworthy, so I have had to learn to take him at His word and trust that the payoff is coming.