To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. (KJV)
This is one of those verses that is easy to just gloss over. We wait for things all the time, usually with little to no patience. If you want evidence of this, try sitting in rush hour traffic and not hearing anyone honk.
How many of us wait?
How many of us wait intentionally?
How many of us wait patiently?
How many of us wait patiently for the Lord?
The act is, we simple creatures on this amazing planet frame how long things should take based upon our own expectations.
If we can prepare food in a small amount of time, we get paid at regular intervals, and the world around us seems to function like so much clockwork, we assume God works that way.
If we spend hours bringing water from a well, have no real idea if we will sell enough at the market to pay for our food, and the world around us seems too big to understand, it is easy to assume God is too big to understand.
We frame our understanding based upon our expectations.
When was the last time you waited patiently upon the Lord?
I challenge you, dear reader, to pick a prayer you have made more than once to the Lord.
I ask you to do this with it.
- Say it once more, focusing on the fact that Christ Jesus is real, and that he is actually listening to you.
- Honor the notion that He heard your prayer.
- Every time the thought of the prayer returns, merely thank Him.
- Do not pray again, but thank Him for already honoring your prayer.
- And wait patiently, for His perfect timing.
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