The Grace to Wait

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Please open your Bible and read:
Psalm 62:1-2

For most of us, waiting in line is pure misery. We arrive at a doctor’s appointment on time only to sit in a waiting room forever. We go to the grocery store for just a few things, and get stuck in an endless checkout line. And, then, there’s the glacially – paced traffic jam at the bank drive through! Nobody in our culture likes to wait, it seems.

When we take something to the Lord in prayer, we bring our human impatience with us. We may make a request and expect an immediate answer. If God doesn’t spring into action right away, some people may think prayer doesn’t work. They believe God didn’t hear them, or He simply wasn’t listening.

How tragic! Compare that attitude to King David’s. David was only 16 years of age when God sent the prophet Samuel to anoint him as king. Yet 16 more years would pass before that promise was fulfilled. What did David do during that time? Did he moan and groan, shaking his finger at the Lord and demanding his throne now? Not at all. David understood God was trustworthy. He also realized his heavenly Father was not only the God of who and what, but also of when and how. David wanted the kingship only when God was ready for him to have it. So he waited.

Are you waiting on something today? Will you wait on the Lord like you impatiently wait on a bank teller? Or will you, like King David, trust in God’s timing and His provision?

About the Author
This devotional was written by Dr Charles Stanley. Read more about him here: http://www.talk.thelife.com/authors/charles-stanley/

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