“What is it about waiting…it refines you, rubs away the rough edges, and it’s far from comfortable. Yet…in the end, it is SO worth it all!!” -Natalie Nyquist
“Faith is that which, knowing the Lord’s will, goes and does it, or not knowing it, stands and waits, content in ignorance as in knowledge, because God wills—neither pressing into the hidden future, nor careless of the knowledge which opens the path of action.”
-George MacDonald
“God’s time for further revelations of the heart might come later. Tomorrow was not our business; it was His. Letting it rest with Him was the discipline for the day, and it was enough.” -Elisabeth Elliot
We were being asked to trust, to leave the planning to God. God’s ultimate plan was as far beyond our imaginings as the oak tree is from the acorn’s imaginings. The acorn does what it was made to do, without pestering its Maker with questions about when and how and why. We who have been given an intelligence and a will and a whole range of wants that can be set against the divine Pattern for Good are asked to believe Him. We are given the chance to trust Him when He says to us, “…If any man will let himself be lost for my sake, he will find his true self.”
When will we find it? we ask. The answer is, Trust Me.
How will we find it? The answer again is, Trust Me.
Why must I let myself be lost? we persist. The answer is, Look at the acorn and trust Me.
-Elisabeth Elliot, Passion & Purity
“Know that in the midst of a storm, a rainbow always presents itself and brings with it peace to calm the storm-weary soul and hope that everything will get better with time.”
Thoughts on Waiting from Nancie Carmichael
“I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry…He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand…He put a new song in my mouth.” (Psalm 40:1-3)
“Be still and know I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)
1. Waiting helps you see what’s worth treasuring.
2. Waiting improves your vision and your hearing.
3. Waiting teaches us to trust.
4. Waiting reveals the importance of timing.
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
Waiting on God is the most effective use of time there is.
Waiting is a season.
Praise God for waiting—it’s good for us! It reminds us He’s in control!
Praise God for what He gave us, not for what we think we wanted.
Sometimes you just have to sing in the night, even though it’s so dark you can’t see.
“He makes all things beautiful in His time.”
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