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wait on the Lord


 

Waiting is not always about stopping what you are doing.  Often waiting is an act of staying connected, continuing to watch and always seeking what you are waiting on.


As I have shared this week, we are going on a sabbatical beginning on Monday.  This is a time away from work and the normal every day life to focus on God and on our family.  It will be hard to disconnect, but Julie and I believe this is an important time.  I am grateful that our church family is allowing us to take these weeks away.


During this time we will be waiting on God.  I want to hear His voice, and I will wait on Him.  I will be seeking wisdom for our future, and I will be learning more about my God given purpose.  I will be reading some books that I have chosen, and I desire to learn more, grow in my walk with God, sharpen my skills and enjoy what God has blessed me with.


Think about waiting on God and what that means.


Psalm 27:14  NLT

Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.


It takes courage to wait.  Patience is not one of my better qualities which will make the time away a little tough, but I believe this will be a great time.


Psalm 38:15  NLT

For I am waiting for you, O Lord. You must answer for me, O Lord my God.


I will be asking the Lord for some answers.


Psalm 62:5  NLT

Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.


I wait for God to renew and build my hope only in Him.


Lamentations 3:20-26  NASB

My soul certainly remembers, And is bent over within me. 21 I recall this to my mind, Therefore I wait. 22 The Lord’s acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail. 23  They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. 24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I wait for Him.” 25  The Lord is good to those who await Him, To the person who seeks Him. 26 It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord.


Do you get it?  There are so many promises in those verses.  There are so many reasons to wait on God and to seek Him.  That is what I will do.  Maybe that is something God is asking you to do.


I close with a verse I shared earlier this week, and this verse is one I will hold close to my heart the next six weeks.  This is powerful!


Isaiah 40:31  NASB

Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.

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