Guest Blog: The Wisdom in Waiting

[editor’s note: welcome back to the blog veteran Diva, Maria Drayton! She reached out to me to send in a new devotional and I thought that more content for Holy Week was just the thing to do. Let’s keep our hearts focused on Him this week. Thank you for returning, Maria!]

 

“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14

 

It was happening all the time.  When I would attempt to make things happen on my own it would not work.  I would send emails and text messages and even leave voicemails with no response or if I got one it would be after a while of…..waiting.  I would plead my case to the Lord and it was met with no sense of urgency, I was still waiting.  After a while, I realized that instead of trying to “force” things to happen on my schedule or at my pace, I simply needed to wait.  This was not an easy task for me to even embark on, the waiting game.  I’ve never been a patient person and would pride myself on looking for the quickest, most efficient way to accomplish any task.  Now, it didn’t matter what I did or didn’t do, I was still waiting.  

So, I surrendered….I had to wait.  I thought that I was doing a good job at “waiting” until the Holy Spirit began to teach me there’s a difference in “waiting” and “waiting well.”  I was still impatient and although I was waiting, it wasn’t well.  I was still anxious internally.  I needed “peace” while I waited.  So He guided me to:

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7

There it was, I needed to simply “relax” and trust God to work it out in His time.  Although, it’s there in black and white I found it hard to implement in my own life.  My mind would constantly want to “figure it out” or “meditate on it”.  I had to consistently “cast my care” on the Lord while I waited.

“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 KJV

As the days turned to weeks and then months slowly the things that I was waiting for began to happen. But something else also began to happen while I waited, I was learning not only to “cast my cares” but I was also learning to “enjoy my life” while I waited!  How was this possible?!  Me?  Enjoy waiting?!

But it was true.  Instead of thinking, worrying, pondering the things that concerned me. I was learning to not worry about them and instead enjoy my life while I waited for the Lord to take care it.

I haven’t arrived but am on my journey and am learning there is wisdom in waiting!  I’ve learned so much about the Lord while waiting for Him in my own life that I want to share:

1. The Lord lives in the present 

2. I’m even more grateful for something after waiting for it vs getting it instantaneously

3. I can’t rush God

4. He’s a promise keeper no matter how long it takes

5. Each day is a gift to unwrap

6. His timing is perfect

If you are waiting for the Lord, be encouraged, wait well and enjoy your life.  I found 34 scripture references to “waiting on the Lord.”  It’s obvious that we are going to wait, but how we wait is the key.

“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 40:31

 

Heavenly Father, thank you for helping me to grow in Your word and in the path that You have for my life.  My desire is to please You in all that I do.  Thank you for your Holy Spirit who guides and teaches me in all truth.  Allow me to trust the plan that You have for my life and to wait “well” for it.  In Jesus’ name, Amen

 

Maria Y. Drayton, originally from Seattle, Washington is agraduate of Washington State University and has a degree in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism through the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications.  Maria currently resides in Deptford, New Jersey with her husband and son. With a passion for the Lord, she has been serving and walking with Him since her twenties and desires to bring a young, fresh, new look into intimacy with the Lord.  Her desire is to show others how to learn to apply God’s word in their own daily lives.  Since 2001, she has attended Bethel Deliverance International Churchled by Bishop Eric A. Lambert and her passions include: reading, writing, scrapbooking and traveling.  

 

 

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