Wait With Confident Expectation

I know many of us are in a holding pattern... a waiting season.

And it doesn't feel very good at times.

Ahh, but Psalm 27:14 is like hope breathed on dry bones this morning:

"Here's what I've learned through it all: don't give up; don't be impatient; be entwined with the Lord. Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope. Yes, keep on waiting - for He will never disappoint you!"

Waiting = expect, hang, linger, remain, standby, stay, stick around, watch, abide, anticipate, foresee, hold on, look for.

Just.. wow.

Some of those words used to describe waiting are unbelievable to me.

Watch?

Anticipate?

Look for?

Yes.

Maybe what He is truly after is hearts seeking not after pain-relief, but after soul-growth. Maybe we're to wait in humble recognition to His will with a heart fixed and a mind stayed on Him.

Because I had read it in a commentary months ago, "If we will not wait, He will not come."

God is too good to remove the medication used to heal before it has had a chance to be made effective! He has not medically released us before a cure has be made available and taken well advantage of.

We must wait - but wait with confident expectation.

Oh that we would learn to wait well. His perfect timing cannot be hurried.

We must wait at His door with prayer.

We must wait at His feet with humility.

We must wait at His table with service.

We must wait at His window with expectancy.

God, teach us to wait well for all You have for us.

Your perfect timing, God. Your perfect will!