June 13-Waiting

Happy Wednesday! Yesterday, Gracie, Mia and I went to get Gracie some fish. She had scrubbed her fish tank, got it all ready with fresh water, treated the water, and had the pump running. All that was missing—fish. Hence, our outing. It took some time, as you might image looking over all of them, debating pros and cons of the various ones, but when the final decision was made, the fish person told us that the water had to stay in the tank 7 days before you could add fish or they would not be guaranteed. So alas, we will wait for fish and return to PetSmart next week. 


Wait. Do you ever feel like you spend lots of time waiting? Next week we are headed to Silver Dollar City and I am sure we will be waiting for rides that are a fraction of our wait time. God has some things to say about our waiting on His timing.


“I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭62:1‬ ‭NLT‬‬


“So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.”

‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3:26‬ ‭NLT‬‬


“So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭30:18‬ ‭NLT‬‬


Blessed are those who wait on the Lord! That gives you strength for the wait doesn’t it?


 “But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:5‬ ‭NLT‬‬


And my favorite...

“But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:31‬ ‭NLT‬‬


Run and not be weary and soar with the eagles—that’s an awesome thing to wait for. It’s not any easier, and sometimes much more difficult to wait on God than it is to wait in a slow moving line. But you can rest assured that His timing is perfect and time spent in prayer (and perhaps fasting) is time well spent. He will never steer us wrong and we can know we will be stronger and so much better prepared than if we rushed. 


Dear Lord thank for for waiting on us and teach us Father God to wait on you until we have answer. You are faithful and you are good and will never leave us nor forsake us. We trust in you, in your timing and in your ways for they are perfect. You are our God and we are your people. You set the stars in the universe and know them all by name, King of kings and Lord of lords, you reign. Amen and amen. 


Love you dear one,

Pam



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