Teach Me, Lord, to Wait
I was listening this evening to the Statesmen sing, “Teach Me, Lord” as the words just jumped out of my stereo.
Teach me, Lord, to wait down on my knees ’til in Your own good time, You answer my pleas. Teach me not to rely on what others do but to wait in prayer for an answer from You. ~ Stuart Hamblen
One of the hardest things to do is to be patient and “wait on the Lord” but Scripture stresses over and over the importance of doing just that.
“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD” (Psalm 27:14).
“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass” (Psalm 37:7).
“Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon th e LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us” (Psalm 123:2).
In our fast-paced society, we want everything now but sometimes the answer is “Wait.” It’s the waiting that produces patience and ultimately brings the most fulfillment and the greatest testimony to God’s goodness. If everything were instant and easy, we would find no use for God but now we wait patiently for Him and we know that He will never let us down.
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