Patience and Hope

Good Morning!! Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I don't doubt that your trials are real, that your burdens are heavy, or that your discouragement is deep. But put your eyes upon this promise, wrap your mind around this Word: when we wait courageously on the Lord, He will strengthen our hearts. God is never late and He's never insufficient. We're still on our own timetable, and we are still running madly ahead of God and hoping He will catch up to our plans,...but that is not how God works.

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.—Psalm 27:14 (NIV)

We wonder; What will the future bring? Wait on the Lord. When will this sorrow end? Wait on the Lord. How can I survive this ordeal? Wait on the Lord. How should I handle this decision? Wait on the Lord. The answer echoes through the tunnel of time and from the soundboard of millions of satisfied saints. Wait, I say, on the Lord. Our trials may not go away overnight,...but neither will the strength that God has promises us. Our pain may not diminish much this year,...but neither will His grace.

Most of the time, the reason that we do not see or feel the Lord, in our daily actions, is because we're not waiting on the Lord.

Holy Spirit of God, help us to trust and lean on the promises of the Word, Amen.

"The Lord calls for us to stand,...but not always to understand."