Waiting, Not Running

Waiting, Not Running, August 11
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from Him cometh my salvation" - Psalm 62:1

Blessed posture! Waiting truly and only upon the LORD. Be this our condition all this day and every day. Waiting His leisure, waiting in His service, waiting in joyful expectation, waiting in prayer, and content. When the very soul thus waits, it is in the best and truest condition of a creature before his Creator, a servant before his Master, a child before his Father. We allow no dictation to God, nor complaining of Him; we will permit no petulance and no distrust. At the same time, we practice no running before the cloud and no seeking to others for aid: neither of these would be waiting upon God. God, and God alone, is the expectation of our hearts. Blessed assurance! From Him salvation is coming; it is on the road. It will come from Him and from no one else. He shall have all the glory of it, for He alone can and will perform it. And He will perform it most surely in His own time and manner. He will save from doubt, and suffering, and slander, and distress. Though we see no sign of it as yet, we are satisfied to bide the LORD's will, for we have no suspicion of His love and faithfulness. He will make sure work of it before long, and we will praise Him at once for the coming mercy.

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How hard is it to wait? I know right now, my husband and I are waiting on the Lord to show us when we are going to move back to Hong Kong. I know we see His guidance and He is faithfully showing us things for our future, but its hard to want something so bad and have to wait. But the scripture above gives me some perspective, the Lord gives and takes away and when He gives, its always at the perfect time. I need to wait on the Lord and be content. When we're running, we're not focusing and putting our attention fully on Christ, but on circumstances around us. Truly seeking His will and waiting on Him is a sign that we are not in want of anything else except for His glory to reign and to see His plans fulfilled throughout our lives! Grace&Peace.