July 25, 2024
Psalm 62:1-2
"For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
Life is a journey of highs and lows. Yet, often the most challenging place to find oneself is in the midst of waiting. Let's reflect today on the blessings that come with patient waiting.
Maybe you're waiting for the doctor to call with test results, or waiting for a procedure, or for God to open a new opportunity. When change doesn't happen as quickly as we think it should, we start to wonder why and then we take matters into our own hand. We get impatient in the waiting don't we?
When David wrote Psalm 62, he was under attack from his
enemies. And as tempting as it might have been to take matters into his own
hands, David chose to wait on God.
"For God
alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken" Psalm 62:1-2
The safest place to be when we feel like we're under siege is waiting with God. Our God possesses all power and control. We believe that!! By choosing to wait with God instead of facing challenges alone, we can experience His power and presence in unprecedented ways.
I have found that, few life seasons draw us nearer to God than those of waiting. Our ears become more attuned to God's voice in our desperation to hear from Him. Our eyes are swifter to discern God's power and provision when we eagerly await His movement.
Pouring out our hearts to God and patiently waiting for His guidance, being still and knowing he is God, allows us to witness God's unique works and deepens our trust in Him. As we read near the end of Psalm 62 One thing God has spoken,... : “Power belongs to you, God, and with you, Lord, is unfailing love.”
Look at it this way. We can put our trust in lots of places — in money, in our own wit or our own abilities. But nowhere is it safer to place our confidence than with the God who made everything, knows everything, and can restore anything.
Let's Pray
Loving God, I pray that You would teach me how to prayerfully and patiently wait on You, and to come to a true understanding of what it really means to wait on the You. Help me to be still before You, to listen to Your voice through Your Word and to abide in You.
Keep me from fretting and worry, but rather let me learn more of You. Draw me closer to Yourself and keep me from presumptuous thoughts, but rather teach me humility of heart, knowing that Your desire for all Your children is abundant living.
Amen.
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