We wait for lab tests, wait for scan results, wait to get calls back about issues of concern. Sometimes the wait is short and the resolution is simple and sweet.
Other times, and this happens more often, the process is very complex and we have to wait and wait. It seems our wait is almost endless. Waiting to hear the results that are a matter of life and death are difficult. They play on our minds, our senses, our entire thought process.
I touched on this subject with a good friend who is waiting on results to determine what is causing double vision in one eye. He is a man of intense Faith and I admire him greatly.
We discussed how it is always better to not speculate while we wait. The fact is, we simply do not know what is going on and our minds can take us to extremes that only caused even greater anxiety and stress.
Looking to the Bible, Psalms references waiting several times. Looking at them all, the message is quite evident: wait in confidence that the Lord hears our prayers, He knows we are waiting and asks that we have the strength and the courage to trust Him.
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
He knows my concerns, He knows my family is concerned as well as my friends and associates. He has got it covered.
Psalm 46:10
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Well written Bruce....... Your Bible verses are an excellent choice........ Whenever you ride a roller coaster or if a yo-yo is more your style, there will always plenty of ups and downs to go along with your waiting and waiting.
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