Courageous Waiting

“It takes courage to wait.”

Loren Thornburg

Waiting requires courage.  Waiting is something that we as a culture are not accustomed or trained to do well.  Although technology has made most things available instantaneously there are some things in life that have always and will always require time.  Growth, healing, relationships are among a few of them.  It’s no wonder that we get so impatient for things to change emotionally when in so many other aspects of our lives we don’t have to wait.  This is where courage comes in.  We need courage to believe that it’s worth waiting for healing, it’s worth waiting for personal growth, it’s worth waiting for the right relationship.  We need courage not to run away from the pain, not to take the easy way out, not to settle for something or someone that we know isn’t best.  Take courage as you wait.  It’s the only way you’ll stand the test of patience in a culture that requires so little.  

“Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”
Psalm 27:14 NLT

Wait means to fix your hope on Him.  Not just wait, but wait patiently.  Fix your hope on Him through the suffering, trial and delay.  I love that David repeats this cry to wait for the Lord.  The repetition gets my attention.  Then sandwiched in between this call to wait and fix our hope on the Lord is the key needed...courage.  It takes courage to wait on the Lord.  It takes courage to believe He will be faithful when there is no sign of it.  It takes courage to trust the Lord will comfort, heal, and provide.  It takes courage when we see other ways to do it ourselves.  It takes courage when those around us are pointing us in the opposite direction.  It takes courage to wait on the Lord, but I’m so glad when I do and I regret it when I don’t.  Wait on the Lord, yes, wait on the Lord.  It’s worth it.  He is worth it.