Waiting on the Lord

There are times in our lives that we seek the Lord urgently to answer our prayers. Waiting on the Lord is easy for some and not so easy for others. Some of us are waiting for that promotion, a child to come back home or healing for our loved ones. James 1:3 say, “Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.”

Patience is a fruit of the Spirit and a great virtue. Webster defines it as “the bearing of suffering, delay with self-control and calmness.” Waiting is also God’s way of testing our Faith and at the same time it produces endurance. In Genesis chapter 8:6-16, God told Noah to wait in the Ark until he hears from God that all the water had evaporated and the earth was dry enough for him and his family to walk the earth again. Noah waited forty-plus days before he even got off the Ark.

Have you ever noticed that when your waiting for an answer from God, temptation begins to escalate in our lives? If you’re not prayerful, you’ll find yourself taking matters into your own hands without realizing that you’re interfering with God’s plan for your life. God uses times of waiting to reaffirm our relationship with him and teaches us to trust and depend on Him even more.

Ps. 40:1-4 comforts us while we’re waiting to hear from God. When you’re going through the trial of waiting, Jesus promises in HIS Word that blessings will follow. God’s timing is always perfect. In the Gospel of Luke 18:7 says, “God’s people cry to him night and day. God will always give them what is right, and he will not be slow to answer them.”

God will give you the answer you’re waiting for at the right time. But, while you’re waiting, be confident that the Lord is in control of your situation. In the book of Job 1:8, God spoke to Satan saying, “Have you considered My servant Job?” If you’re a Servant of God, and you serve the people of God, know that God will reward your patience. Whatever you’re waiting for, use this time reading and studying God’s Word and keep praying. Wait patiently for His answer because He Is worth waiting for!

While you’re waiting, keep Serving the Lord with Gladness!

Deacon Terri McFarlane