Writing is not always easy. Sometimes I just have to wait and wait and
wait. The ideas don't come. There is no motivation even though I am
watching and hoping and looking for both inspiration and enthusiasm to
put fingers to keyboard.
Throughout the scriptures we discover
that the waiting game is not new to any of us however. It has been
around since time began. Sarah and Abraham had given up hoping for a
child long before Isaac was born to them in their old age. Joseph prayed
and prayed yet still languished in prison for long periods before rising
to his rightful place of power. King David ran and hid as a fugitive for
many years before the promise of the throne God had Samuel anoint him
for became a reality. Simeon and Anna spent a lifetime waiting for the
messiah to be presented at the temple. Yes, the waiting game is as old
it seems, as the birth of mankind.
What might you be waiting for
today? Healing, encouragement, wisdom, guidance, a spouse, a new job, a
call or visit from a wayward family member, the conception of a child,
justice, that promotion.....the list is endless isn't it, for we always
seem to be waiting for something in this life.
The marvellous
thing about the waiting game however is when we wait patiently for the
LORD trusting him to hear and answer our prayers, one way or another we
are not disappointed. For as the psalmist declared: he turned to me and
heard my cry.
God is faithful. God is good. God hears and
responds to the cries of his people. Which means that perhaps today will
be the day your waiting game comes to fruition.
Prayer: Father
God thank you that you turn and hear the cries of your people. You know
the needs of each and every one of us dear Lord and today we thank you
in advance for the answers to our prayers. In Christ's name we ask. Amen
Lynne Phipps
Atlin, B.C.
