The Waiting Rooms of Life
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Please open your Bible and read Psalm 40:1-8.
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1
When I arrived for my medical appointment, the receptionist said, “Please wait.” In my mind, please and wait don’t belong together. I’m not pleased to wait! Ten minutes later I was handed a pin-stripped gown–the kind where one size fits all but flatters none. I changed into the gown and sat in another waiting room. After the ultrasound, I waited again, this time for the doctor’s exam. Hours later, after all that waiting, I finally headed home.
Life is full of “Please waits.” I waited for my children to be born, which led to countless hours of waiting during piano and swim lessons, soccer games, and gymnastic practices. I waited for my children to grow up. Now that they’re grown, I wait for their visits.
Sometimes we wait for an important letter, event, visitor, job, vacation, or improved health. Often I focus only on my circumstances and hurry through them without “waiting patiently for the Lord.” Forgetting the spiritual, I focus only on my temporal concerns. In my impatience to get beyond the situation, it’s easy to exclude God and miss the peace and comfort He gives when I “wait patiently” for Him.
God always waits patiently for me. He longs to speak to me through Scripture and prayer. He inclines His ear to me in every waiting room of life. The choice is mine–I can wait alone or with Him, blessed in His presence.
Dear God, Please forgive my impatience and excluding You at times. Thank You for always being available to hear my cry. Remind me to come to You with every concern and in every waiting room of life.
Question: What are you waiting on God about? What might God have to teach you as you wait?
About this Author: Lydia Harris
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I have been encouraged so much by the message because I have been waiting for years for my son to meet the Lord Jesus. I’ll wait patiently upon the Lord. God bless you always and may He multiply your blessings.
I thank God for such great encouragement because i feel so down and confused but i’ll wait on GOD.God bless you.