While You’re Waiting, God is Working
“I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.” Ps 40:1
When you’re up against a problem that seems too big for you or feel like you are “in over your head” and you don’t know what to do or which way to go, use the waiting strategy. That’s the one David the psalmist used. And it worked for him: “I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God…Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust…you have given me an open ear” (vv. 1-4, 6). Waiting is hard to do when you are anxious. And waiting patiently is even harder. Stop and think who you are waiting for: the Lord. He is Lord of every situation, including yours. Perhaps this illustration will help you. Arthur McKinsey writes: “If you think of a…problem as being like a medieval walled city, then a lot of people will attack it head on, like a battering ram. They will storm the gates and try to smash through the defenses with sheer intellectual power and brilliance…I just camp outside the city. I wait. And I think. Until one day—maybe after I’ve turned to a completely different problem—the drawbridge comes down and the defenders say, ‘We surrender.’ The answer to the problem comes all at once.” Waiting for God to work is that way. While you are waiting, He is working on your behalf.
PRAYER: Dear God, Thank You for working on my behalf – always. Help me to wait patiently for you to work. In Jesus’ Name. AMEN.
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