Focus: Waiting
By Sue Duby, IOC
Scripture Reference:
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord (Ps. 27:18).
Devotional:
I’ve never been a star at waiting. Red stoplights interrupt my momentum. Delayed deliveries frustrate my progress. Cancelled itineraries confuse my plans. Latecomers to meetings shake up my schedule. Basically, waiting causes me to lose my control.
For any one of us, taking a “freeze frame” of this moment, we could each list a myriad of waiting situations in our jobs and personal lives . . . waiting for:
* a supporter to come through with a promised donation
* a company to send an instrument pack for the Africa Mercy
* the computers to come back on line
* a shipyard to confirm dates
* a longing to be fulfilled that only God knows about
* a child in college to call home with news
For most of my life, I’ve viewed waiting as an obstacle, a barrier, an intrusion . . . all set against me. In wrestling with lots of waiting the past two years, I’m beginning to see the many commands to wait as an INVITATION. It’s as if God is saying, “Please, won’t you come aside with me for a moment or two, pause, reflect, listen and refresh your trust that I am in control and I have your best in mind. Rest.” He is asking us to wait WITH him, not alone. If we skip the waiting, we miss the blessing of relationship with Him . . . of reminding ourselves that it’s not about MY control, it’s resting in HIS control . . . and anticipating with Him what’s ahead.
May your waiting in all areas of your life be rich and blessed!
Prayer Points:
* Pray that we would receive Your invitation to wait.
* Pray that we would be refreshed as we wait.
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