Wait Patiently for God

Lady of Light

One of my biggest problems is lack of patience - I want immediate answers and solutions to everything. Taking a cue from the Psalmist David, I finally realized that waiting is a spiritual exercise that we must adapt to. In Psalm 40, David says:

"I waited patiently for the Lord,
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry,
He also brought me out of a horrible pit,
Out of the miry clay,
And set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.
He has put a new song in my mouth -
Praise to our God,
Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the Lord."

This section of the Psalm is very encouraging in terms of what God does - he hears and delivers and puts a new song in David's mouth. He sets feet on a rock and establishes his steps. It makes me thing of the words to a song I know "On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand." When we cry out to God and wait for him, he does all of these things for us as well. No sinking sand - no quick sand. Solid ground.

The other lesson in all this is that, not only does David praise God, he recognizes that this is a testimony which will cause people to trust in God. Think, when we share the goodness of God and what he has done for us, it can cause others to trust him also. When others see changes in us, this is also testimony of what God can do.
Remember "All things are possible with God."

God bless you and have a great day!

Lady of light