Wait–verb (used without object)
1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until )
2. (of things) to be available or in readiness
3. to remain neglected for a time
We find ourselves waiting for many things - some wait for the bus or payday, others wait for vacations or holidays, some wait for visitors (like my parents coming home for Stateside), some wait for children to arrive...others for children to leave. Whoever we are, we will at some point find ourselves waiting. Sometime waiting causes us to feel rejected and grieved. We do feel neglected...even to the point of thinking that maybe God has forgotten about us. But it is WHAT we doing and HOW we respond in the waiting that makes the difference.
I was reading through some familiar Scripture this morning. Scripture that has carried me through some of my own waiting. The verses are found in Lamentations chapter 3.
"The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. 'The Lord is my portion' says my soul, 'Therefore I have hope in Him.' The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the Lord." (vs. 22-26)
1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until )
2. (of things) to be available or in readiness
3. to remain neglected for a time
We find ourselves waiting for many things - some wait for the bus or payday, others wait for vacations or holidays, some wait for visitors (like my parents coming home for Stateside), some wait for children to arrive...others for children to leave. Whoever we are, we will at some point find ourselves waiting. Sometime waiting causes us to feel rejected and grieved. We do feel neglected...even to the point of thinking that maybe God has forgotten about us. But it is WHAT we doing and HOW we respond in the waiting that makes the difference.
I was reading through some familiar Scripture this morning. Scripture that has carried me through some of my own waiting. The verses are found in Lamentations chapter 3.
"The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. 'The Lord is my portion' says my soul, 'Therefore I have hope in Him.' The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the Lord." (vs. 22-26)
These verses have brought perspective back during some of my most difficult days of waiting. They have been a reminder to me that the Lord is good to those that wait. What I found this morning were verses that follow these...hidden for a time...
"For the Lord will not reject forever, for if He causes grief, then He will have compassion according to His abundant lovingkindness." (vs. 31-32)
What a wonderful reminder that the Lord will not forget me and He has compassion on me! The definition of compassion is a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. The Lord has been walking with me through this waiting period wanting to take away my suffering...What an amazing thought!
I am so blessed that the Lord has provided for us some of the very things we have been waiting for...and has provided in abundance more than we could have imagined...but only and all in HIS timing. "For the Lord will not reject forever...The Lord is good to those who wait for Him."
So, what are you waiting for?
