"I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope". Psalm 130:5 NKJV
One of the most difficult things to do, is waiting for God to move in our life. He'll promise us something or, we will ask Him for something and in our humanity we expect Him to deliver the same day. He doesn't work for Amazon Prime; they may deliver the same or next day, but God won't. In this fast day of living, we have become used to things being done quickly. We order something and we expect it the same day. We can call into McDonald's and grab a carry out or go to the supermarket and get a ready meal - Ding - and it's ready to eat. Things are not like this with God.
He will not be rushed. He knows that many mistakes are made by rushing around getting fast service. He can and will do things extremely quickly in an emergency but usually, He plans, assesses and puts things in place for us before He says 'Yes'.
Note what the psalmist says in our text, 'I wait for the LORD, my soul waits.' Remember that our soul is made up of our mind, will and emotions. So firstly, we have to overcome our thoughts (our mind). Our thoughts can cause us to have all types of worry, fear and negativity. If we're not careful, our mind can tell us to forget this waiting, 'It's just a waste of time this waiting.'
This can lead us to the second stage - our will. If we have a strong will, we can begin to make our own way instead of waiting for God to answer us. 'Time is short, we can't afford to wait like this, we want things now!' We can't afford not to wait as many have found out in the past. Rushing in like a bull in a china shop will not do any good, in fact, it may bring us much sorrow.
Then we come to the last stage - our emotions. - If we are not careful we can allow ourselves
to become worried and fearful. We can start looking at the negative side, such as, 'If we don't do this now, we are lost'. That is a lie from the pit. The devil will use the three stages of our soul to do things that we're better off without. He can cause us to panic and fret and get in such a state that we don't know if we're coming or going.
However, if we train ourselves/our soul to wait on the Lord, God will give us a hope - a biblical hope, that will help us overcome all of the negatives we may have been having. The negativity
is coming from our minds so, use the Word of God to cast it out. We have a hope in God that the world could never have. So use this hope, build upon it and learn to live with it each day.
Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard.
If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:
Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.
In Jesus' Name. Amen'
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