Waiting

Written by cycleguy on August 6th, 2016

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Waiting. One of our my most favorite things to do. I love waiting in a WM line when the line is back into the store and only three cashiers are open. I used to love waiting in line at an amusement park. I love waiting at a seemingly never-ending red traffic light. {Please notice the sarcasm}.

Why is waiting to hard to put up with? Maybe more to the point: why is waiting on God to “come through” so hard. By “come through” I mean answer a prayer or change a situation or (fill in the blank).

Psalm 13 is a psalm of waiting. David lived as a fugitive for 8-9 years running from Saul even though he was a national hero. “Saul has killed his thousands but David his tens of thousands” they used to chant.

Dr. David Jeremiah had cancer. It was painful and drawn out. He wrote a book called When Your World Falls Apart where he gave 3 reasons why waiting is so hard. Here they are:

When God delays, we feel forgotten. [Psalm 13:1a]

When God delays, we feel forsaken. [13: 1b] Being forgotten is one thing; being forsaken is another.

When God delays, we feel frustrated. [13:2]  David is frustrated by his own emotions and he is frustrated because of his enemy. [2b]

I usually ask you to pray for me as I preach, but life happened and I got to this late. So I’ll just pass on some of what I shared with the folks Sunday morning. And if you get this before that, then by all means pray. Thanks. 🙂

 

 

5 Comments so far ↓

  1. I’ve already prayed for your sermon today, Bill. Hope it was in time!
    And yes, waiting for God to “come through” can be so frustrating. At least from David’s words in Psalm 13, we need not feel alone in our waiting.
    Blessings!

  2. floyd says:

    Better late than never. God’s word never comes back void. Sort of a “hear Me now, listen later” kind of thing. I’m also with you in the “love is patient” department. Not my strong suit… but our Father’s bringing us around.

  3. Jeff says:

    God has always delivered exactly what I expect and when I expect it. I have no problem with missing expectations.

  4. Lisa notes says:

    It’s good to see it spelled out why we dislike waiting so much. I was kicking myself this morning for (once again) choosing the wrong line at Walmart. Lord, have mercy on my trivial impatience.

  5. Sharon says:

    Waiting – yes, the bane of my existence. I love the three reasons for why waiting is so difficult. They ring true for me. But what I must always strive to remember is that sometimes waiting is the wisest and most loving answer that God can give me to a prayer, even if, and especially when, it doesn’t feel like He’s doing anything at all.

    GOD BLESS!