I Wait for the Lord

Psalm 130

I Wait for the Lord

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. (Psalm 130:5, NIV)

Waiting is so difficult! Patience is considered a fruit of the spirit, but so many of us find ourselves growing restless when waiting for an answer to a prayer. We get ourselves into deep trouble without any help from God. We struggle on our own for so long, then “out of the depths” we cry to God. Then we sit and wait for an answer. “Where are you, God?” we ask. “Aren’t you listening?”

The psalmist describes waiting as an activity, not a something passive. While we wait we pray, we hope, and we trust in the Lord’s redemption. The poet gives us the image of a watchman waiting for the morning. The watchmen is alert, attentive, but never in doubt that the dawn will break and a new day will begin.

We must wait in the same way. If we trust God, if we believe in God’s redeeming love, then we understand that when our prayers are answered doesn’t matter. We know they will be answered—in God’s time.

Dear God, Thank you for being with us as we struggle through life’s difficulties. Help us to put our faith, our trust, in You. Amen.

Karla Price Higgs