January 26, 2014 The Discipline Of Waiting Psalm 40:1-3 I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. -Psalm 40:1 Waiting is hard. We wait in grocery lines, in traffic, in the doctors office. We twiddle our thumbs, stifle our yawns, and fret inwardly in frustration. On another level, we wait for a letter that doesnt come, for a prodigal child to return, or for a spouse to change. We wait for a child we can hold in our arms. We wait for our hearts desire. In Psalm 40, David says, I waited patiently for the Lord. The original language here suggests that David waited and waited and waited for God to answer his prayer. Yet as he looks back at this time of delay, he praises God. As a result, David says, God put a new song . . . a hymn of praise in his heart (40:3 niv). What a chapter can be written of Gods delays! said F. B. Meyer. It is the mystery of educating human spirits to the finest temper of which they are capable. Through the discipline of waiting, we can develop the quieter virtues-submission, humility, patience, joyful endurance, persistence in well-doing-virtues that take the longest to learn. What do we do when God seems to withhold our hearts desire? He is able to help us to love and trust Him enough to accept the delay with joy and to see it as an opportunity to develop these virtues-and to praise Him. Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way! Thou art the Potter, I am the clay; Mold me and make me after Thy will, While I am waiting, yielded and still. Waiting for God is never a waste of time.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:16:30 +0000
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