ARE WE WAITING

“Hast thou not known?  hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?  there is no searching of his understanding.  He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.  Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:  But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

Isaiah 40:28-31 KJV

I think there are times when we create our own problems because we don’t wait for the LORD.  It was very hard for me to learn to wait for Him because I was the kind of person when I decided I wanted something, I wanted it then.  God has helped me and I’m learning to wait for Him.

Jesus has already told us that without Him we can’t do anything so we already know that we need Jesus.  Not only do we need Jesus every minute of the day, I believe that it hurts Him when we ignore Him and try to do things on our own.  What we’re saying to Him is we don’t trust You to help us.

Are we waiting for Him or do we still try to do things without Him?  It hasn’t worked and it never will work.  We need Jesus every day and every hour.  Without Jesus, I can’t even get out of bed.  I need His strength, His comfort and His encouragement.  O how He loves us and one day He’s coming back for us.

Heavenly Father, please forgive us for trying to do things on our own.  Teach us to wait.  You have encouraged me and comforted me as You tenderly dried my tears with compassionate kisses.  Thank You for loving me.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

June 9, 2015