wait

The theme of my journey to Hampton Beach so far seems to be WAITING: waiting to be accepted, waiting for all my support, waiting for the summer to arrive, waiting, waiting, waiting. I think Brooke Fraser was right when she said "as I wait for You, maybe I am made more faithful."

But isn't it so hard to wait? I think as an American I have extra difficulty in this area with the idea of instant gratification engrained in me. I want something, can't I have it now? But I believe the Lord has a different view on the matter. Psalm 37 verses 7b&9 tell us to "be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him" and that "the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land." Earlier in the same chapter it says to "commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act." It is no coincidence that these verses fall in the same chapter. Give your life, your time, your "way" to the Lord and he will act, but WAIT. He will come, He will move, He will work - in HIS timing.

The hardest thing on this journey, the thing that takes the most faith, is support raising - and why is that? Because it is causing me to wait. But as I wait and trust that the Lord will bring all the support I need, I am made more faithful! This time of waiting is not me passively sitting by the mailbox, but rather actively trusting in the Lord and believing that His promises are true, that he is faithful to provide for all of my needs (1 Thessalonians 5:24). After all, isn't that what this trip, my life even, is all about? -seeking first His kingdom.