Let’s face it. no one in our culture likes to wait. We are in an instant gratification society where at a touch of a button, we expect things to happen. Right? Wrong! Just because technology has changed the way we look at the world around us, doesn’t mean that Almighty God has changed the way He responds to us.
The author of Psalm’s, wrote often about the need to wait on the Lord. In the original language, this word means “to rest quietly” or “to quiet oneself.” Does that describe how you wait, or do you feel anxious, impatient and worried? The key to waiting quietly on God is to maintain your hope in Him regardless of your situation. That’s how David was able to wait for God’s ordained time to become king. Although he was anointed as king in his youth, the promise wasn’t fulfilled until he was 30-years old. In those intervening years he suffered much hardship and unfairness, but he upheld his hope in Almighty God.
Are you waiting for the Lord to change or accomplish something in your life? If so, follow David’s example; “With awareness that the Lord is your refuge and strength”, trust in both His timing and provision and He will see you through whatever the challenge maybe.