Why wait? Well, waiting is one of those things. At some point, we have all experienced that frustration of waiting for something special, be it a birthday, a wedding or other special event.
I don't know whether waiting gets any easier as you get older. Oscar has just had his 8th birthday a couple of weeks ago and the 'waiting' phase started at Christmas last year. In the last couple of weeks, the countdown updates were more and more regular. I find that waiting for things has got shorter as I have got older…..
As a nation, we have been waiting for a number of things happening this summer. We have just had the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Today, England play France in Euros 2012 (some of you may not have been waiting for that) and next month the Olympics start, we have been waiting for many years for that to take place.
And yet waiting can be very frustrating. This is a world of instant gratification, where much is made about having things now, no need to wait. It is a culture shift that has to a certain extent changed the way society thinks and operates.
Waiting on God is also a challenge. Nothing tries our faith in God greater than waiting for answers to prayer. David was a very good 'waiter' for God. In 2 Samuel 7 we read that God was his confidence and he trusted him with every aspect of his life.
'Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? And as if this were not enough in your sight, O Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant. Is this your usual way of dealing with man, O Sovereign Lord?' 2 Samuel 7:18-19
All the way through Psalms, there is continuing evidence of this.
Waiting is not necessarily resignation from all activity, it is waiting for God's better idea.
Today, think about how we wait upon God, I am reminded of the line from the song – "strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord".
Richard Mason
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