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What do you do when you find yourself in “the wait”?
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable.” (Isaiah 40:28)
I wonder if staying in the wait is more a place of power and less a place of weakness than I perceive it to be.
The days that I spend in the wait are the times that I find myself spending volumes of time on my knees.
The days that I am in the wait, I spend more time in the Word. The Word comforts my weary heart while I am in the wait.
The days that I am in the wait, I spend more time in worship. Worship places my eyes off on Who He is!
It is in the wait that I discover I am not alone. He is with me in the wait. There is nobody I would rather wait with than Him.
I find it a far more powerful choice to simply wait with Him than to wait for His hand to move.
It is in the wait that I discover a strength I never before had. It is impossible to wait and remain weak when one waits with Him.
“He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power.” (Isaiah 40:29)
Waiting is not for wimps. But then again … maybe waiting IS for wimps. Perhaps it is in the wait that wimps become warriors.
It is Who you wait with that makes all of the difference.
It is also … in the wait with Him … that I discover a tenacity that I never before possessed.
It is also … in the wait with Him … that vision is refined and that desires are purified.
“Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly …” (Isaiah 40:30)
I think that I am only waiting … just hanging around until life happens … but He sees the wait as the stuff of which life is made. God made me for the wait and for the work that it accomplishes in me.
The wait. Him and me. Me and Him. It’s my favorite place.
Joyful Thought to Ponder: What are you waiting for right now? How can you “wait well”?
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable.” (Isaiah 40:28)
I wonder if staying in the wait is more a place of power and less a place of weakness than I perceive it to be.
The days that I spend in the wait are the times that I find myself spending volumes of time on my knees.
The days that I am in the wait, I spend more time in the Word. The Word comforts my weary heart while I am in the wait.
The days that I am in the wait, I spend more time in worship. Worship places my eyes off on Who He is!
It is in the wait that I discover I am not alone. He is with me in the wait. There is nobody I would rather wait with than Him.
I find it a far more powerful choice to simply wait with Him than to wait for His hand to move.
It is in the wait that I discover a strength I never before had. It is impossible to wait and remain weak when one waits with Him.
“He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power.” (Isaiah 40:29)
Waiting is not for wimps. But then again … maybe waiting IS for wimps. Perhaps it is in the wait that wimps become warriors.
It is Who you wait with that makes all of the difference.
It is also … in the wait with Him … that I discover a tenacity that I never before possessed.
It is also … in the wait with Him … that vision is refined and that desires are purified.
“Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly …” (Isaiah 40:30)
I think that I am only waiting … just hanging around until life happens … but He sees the wait as the stuff of which life is made. God made me for the wait and for the work that it accomplishes in me.
The wait. Him and me. Me and Him. It’s my favorite place.
Joyful Thought to Ponder: What are you waiting for right now? How can you “wait well”?
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Have you ever wondered, “Is it possible to experience joy in all seasons of life?” Carol McLeod believes that God has an enormous joy for you that is within your reach. In this devotional, you will discover how to trust God when life isn’t fair, how to ponder Scripture that transforms your thinking and how to turn disappointment into a heart that rejoices in the middle of uncertainty.
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We would like to thank Carol McLeod and Just Joy Ministries for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: www.carolmcleodministries.com
