Take Time to Wait
We’re consumed by everything that needs to be done ‘right now.’ There are so many things that pull on us mentally and emotionally, and it affects us physically. One thing I told my sons, “Take time for self-care, and above all else, take time to wait on the Lord.”
There will always be demands placed on you, either by others or by yourself, and you will give time and space to whatever is important to you. If we’re constantly on the fast track of life, it would be so easy to push God right out of our daily schedule. Our relationship with the Lord should be our top priority. He requires our time, and there is safety in the learned and intentional practice of waiting on Him.
God is forever speaking, but who is listening? Christians become weak when we don’t close the door to the noise of the world. Have you ever noticed when you’re spending time with the Lord, thoughts will cross your mind about all kinds of things – the laundry, dinner plans, football scores? Just crazy thoughts. That interference is the devil trying to steal your focus with the Lord. Waiting on God is a practice of stilling yourself and allowing your Heavenly Father to interact with you. Learn how to mentally push things out. Regularly being in the presence of God sharpens us mentally, stirs our creativity, teaches us, builds us up, and so on.
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (Ps 27:14 NIV). Strengthening your heart means coming into agreement with God’s Word and taking time to allow it to saturate your very soul to be strong and equipped to face life challenges head on. So, if you’ve become spiritually empty, take time to wait, spend time in the presence of God and be renewed. “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint” (Isa 40:30-31 NIV).
There will always be demands placed on you, either by others or by yourself, and you will give time and space to whatever is important to you. If we’re constantly on the fast track of life, it would be so easy to push God right out of our daily schedule. Our relationship with the Lord should be our top priority. He requires our time, and there is safety in the learned and intentional practice of waiting on Him.
God is forever speaking, but who is listening? Christians become weak when we don’t close the door to the noise of the world. Have you ever noticed when you’re spending time with the Lord, thoughts will cross your mind about all kinds of things – the laundry, dinner plans, football scores? Just crazy thoughts. That interference is the devil trying to steal your focus with the Lord. Waiting on God is a practice of stilling yourself and allowing your Heavenly Father to interact with you. Learn how to mentally push things out. Regularly being in the presence of God sharpens us mentally, stirs our creativity, teaches us, builds us up, and so on.
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (Ps 27:14 NIV). Strengthening your heart means coming into agreement with God’s Word and taking time to allow it to saturate your very soul to be strong and equipped to face life challenges head on. So, if you’ve become spiritually empty, take time to wait, spend time in the presence of God and be renewed. “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint” (Isa 40:30-31 NIV).