ARE YOU WAITING ON THE LORD

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Isaiah 40:31

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.


We may have prayed, maybe fasted, cried, wailed and it seems God has not yet answered our prayer. We may ask: "could it be that it doesn't bother God?". You may even find your counterparts getting that thing you are still waiting for, easily.


Still we must learn to wait.


Will it be easy? No. Yet we must wait.


Listen, every believer waits on the second return of Christ, but has it happened yet? No. Does it mean we stay idle with no purpose or no work done? No.


We then see that the waiting period is not an idle time, as we wait we work on what has already been revealed as we expect that which will be revealed. Selah!


Waiting on the Lord works out our patience and proves our obedience.


Micah 7:7

"Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me."


Lamentations 3:26

"It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD"


Quoting Pastor Taiwo Lemoshe

"when you have not gotten a new instruction keep obeying the previous one"


I then add

"while you are expecting blessings or promotions, keep enjoying and rejoicing in the one you already have, giving thanks. The wait period is also a productive period"


Remember it is those who wait on the Lord that renew their strength.


Isaiah 40:31

But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.


Seeking for alternatives will in the long term bring about bitterness and regret.


Also in the time of waiting we must be careful whose advice and suggestions we listen to.


It is in the waiting times that evil suggestions come our way.


Oh how many a people have lost their ways, lost their calling and hurt themselves because they do not want to wait. The Lord will lead us alright.


The scriptures give us mistakes made by our fathers in their waiting period.


* Abraham went into Haggai


* Aaron built a golden calf for the children of Israel to worship


* King Saul went ahead to make the sacrifice alone, he further went to consult with a sorcerer


The list goes on and on and the result on each occasion was regret. Some of these consequences are still with us today!


While waiting, what we need to do is to keep busy getting to know God better, studying His word and to join in reaching out to those who don't have what we have yet, especially those who are yet to be saved. Then we must use our waiting period to develop ourselves and be productive with what we have in the "now".


Remember our mind may be so conscious of what we think God has not done. What of what we can see He has already done? Let us give Him the praise! Then what of what He has done that we are not even conscious of!


Understand that there are battles the Lord fights for us that we do not even know existed!


The waiting will soon be over, the celebration is almost here.


Let us make good use of our waiting period!


Let us learn to wait.


May joy fill us today. All is well.


PRAYER

Loving Father, thank You for strength and grace through my waiting period, my waiting period is also productive, my victory is here, I smile again, You never fail, You are always right on time. Glory to Your name Lord forevermore.


He calls us blessed.


Love

@the watcher.

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