Waiting

What are we waiting for? How should we wait? What should we do while we are waiting?

My favourite scripture in the Bible is in Isaiah 40:31 and it talks about those who wait upon the Lord.

Waiting is something that a lot of us do not like to engage in. When I want something, I want it now and here. But overtime, I have been waiting for several things and most of them are yet to materialise. I am still waiting!

A lot of us wait for spouses, some wait to build or buy a house, some wait to buy a car or get a job, some wait to have a child…there are so many things we can wait for and the bible says that “…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” (Isaiah 40:31). I noted earlier that this is my favourite scripture and I have held on to it for those things that I am waiting on God for.

I am encouraging you today that when you wait on the Lord, you should wait in Him. How do we wait in the Lord? By encouraging yourself with scriptures that relate to those things that I am waiting for. For example if you are waiting on God for a child, there are scriptures that tell you that God does not want anyone to be barren (Deuteronomy 7:14; Exodus 23:25-26). This means that you cannot be barren and can trust God for that child no matter how long you have to wait, you have the confidence that the child would materialise. If you are trusting the Lord for a husband or a wife, you can hold on to the word of God that “it is not good that the man should be alone, I will make him a help fit for him” (Genesis 2:18). This tells us that there is a woman for every man desiring to get married and vice versa. For everyone in this situation, you are able to hold on to that word of God and the one who is fit for you will show up in God’s time.

While you are waiting, you are praying and trusting God. While you are waiting, you are looking up to God and preparing yourself for that thing that you are expecting. You don’t just wait with folded arms expecting that it would just fall on your laps. There are things you must do while waiting. Praying helps you to renew your strength and ensures that you do not relent in trusting God. For those who have experienced waiting, it is not easy and it requires focus and commitment. That is why it is important that your mind is made up to wait on God with your face set like a flint and you will not be ashamed (Isaiah 50:7). Whether what you are waiting for materialises today, tomorrow, next year or the year after, you are not moved. As you commit to waiting on the Lord, He will prove Himself faithful on your behalf.

Discouragement may show up in your waiting and this is when you really need the word of God. Bask in God’s promises and surround yourself with people that will encourage and lift you up in prayers. David is a good example when he encountered the challenge with the Amalekites and the people were grieved and considered stoning him, the Bible told us that he “strengthened himself in the Lord his God” (1 Samuel 30:6). So no matter what is going on around you, no matter your circumstance, don’t be discouraged for the Lord will not put you to shame.

As you wait on the Lord, stay strong! As you wait on the Lord, stay committed! As you wait on the Lord, stay diligent and you will see what the Lord will do in your life.

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Remain blessed. Shalom!