Waiting.

We've been doing a lot of waiting lately and I'm sure you have too. We have waited for phone calls, appointments, results, for pokies to be done, for insurance approval etc. we wait for things everyday. Though, this generation is not very good at it. It's something we really struggle with, we want the answers now we don't see any reason to wait. We get anxious when the Internet doesn't work right away, mad when we are put on hold, and angry when the stop light is too long. I agree, waiting is very hard. Well waiting for all of Liam's appointments we've struggled with wondering why we have to wait so long. It always seems like it's because the doctor hasn't gotten to it yet or the lab hasn't finished it yet and we blame it on people and doctor's offices but it's not them. It's God. He is teaching us something. Something so valuable that it's also so hard to learn. Today, at church our pastor taught on the Semon on the Mount. About meekness. About waiting. He read Psalm 37. These verses stood out to me:

Psalm 37:4-11

4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.

7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret—it only causes harm.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the LORD, They shall inherit the earth.

10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, But it shall be no more.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Our future is Christ. We wait, and have hope and have joy in this world NOT because this world brings us those things but because in light of our future, waiting is worth it. Keep waiting! Hold on! Don't wait by sitting idly. He tells us to wait actively. Delight ourselves in the Lord, commit our ways to the Lord- actively waiting on Him. If we sit idly and wait we are bringing no glory to God.  Romans 8:18-25 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. This hope we have!!!  Some words from a John Piper sermon I listened to.  If you trust Jesus for your best life now, here on this earth, you don't have the kind of faith the Bible describes. Your best life is the eternal reality of fellowship with God in Heaven. Isaiah 40:31 31 But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.  Wow! This verse is so full of God's strength and power. Look what waiting will produce! This life isn't easy, and it's not intended to be, Jesus promised trials and tribulations and those will bring us closer to God. They will glorify Him and make us more like Jesus. I have found that after learning more about what waiting is to God, I desire To live for Him here while I wait for the future. This waiting on Him is hard but  keep your eyes on the prize! Jesus! All I want is Him. While I am here I pray He draws me nearer to Him. I pray this waiting will cause us to need Him and trust Him more. It has and it's hard. Don't be anxious, fall into His arms and look to the future glory! Waiting is good when you know what's next.