July 9th, 2021: Waiting for God

 

Waiting for God is not easy. Sometimes our urge to control our life circumstances rushes things up. Sometimes we want to make decisions independently from God. Sometimes we want to reign things in because we are afraid of the unknown. Sometimes we want to dominate one another by not waiting for God. Sometimes we are too proud to wait for God.


What does waiting for God mean? Let us have a look at some Scripture passages.


"But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience." (Romans 8:25)


There is an element of hope. We learn to depend on God because of that hope. We are willing to believe that there is much to come, and we cannot see it yet. Willingness to look beyond what we can see grants us the patience to wait for God. 


"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." (Exodus 14: 14)


We will not have to fight the most crucial battle, the redemption of humanity. We need to discover the stillness of our hearts so that we can know what it means to rest in the presence of God. When we are still, we are more able to receive from God. In our stillness, we discover the meaning of being complete in God.


“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had.” (Romans 15: 5)


As we learn to wait for God, we will also learn to wait for one another in endurance and encouragement. We endure with one another because we belong to the same body. We encourage one another because that is how we say thanks to God.

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