Ever have one of those days when it seems like all you do is wait?
The other day I made this pumpkin coffee cake. It was a new recipe and looked delicious. I got it all mixed up and in the oven, set the timer and walked away. The timer beeped and I opened the oven door to a wonderful smell but as I pulled it from the oven it jiggled in the middle; it wasn’t done. I had set the oven to the wrong temperature.
So, I turned the oven up to the correct temp and let it cook a little longer. Not quite done, 5 more minutes…Wait for it! It was delicious.
This summer when temperatures were high I heard the weather forecasters say, “things will be cooling off soon, just wait for it.” We tell little children that it will soon be a special event like their birthday, vacation or Christmas “just wait for it”.
In a microwave, insta-pot, google search generation it’s hard to wait for anything.
Good things are worth waiting for.
When we need strength… “ I would have been without hope if I had not believed that I would see the loving-kindness of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the Lord. Be strong. Let your heart be strong. Yes, wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:13-14 NLV
Things not going right … “Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Do not trouble yourself when all goes well with the one who carries out his sinful plans. 8 Stop being angry. Turn away from fighting. Do not trouble yourself. It leads only to wrong-doing. ” Psalm 37:6-8 NLV
Need answer to prayer… “I wait for the Lord. My soul waits and I hope in His Word. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than one who watches for the morning; yes, more than one who watches for the morning.” Psalm 130:5-6 NLV
Waiting is not something we do well. However, if we rush too quickly the result will not be good, just like my coffee cake. No one wants to eat a half-baked cake.
“He gives strength to the weak. And He gives power to him who has little strength. 30 Even very young men get tired and become weak and strong young men trip and fall. 31 But they who wait upon the Lord will get new strength. They will rise up with wings like eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not become weak.” Isaiah 40:29-31 NLV
Whatever it is you need, give it to the Lord and then…wait for it! Provision is on the way.