Isaiah 40:31: "But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint"
Sometimes, the most painful season in a person’s life is the waiting season. That season is a season of uncertainty, a season of wondering, doubting, worrying, and not knowing what tomorrow is going to bring. Many times, we find ourselves lost in the midst of waiting, and in the midst of it all, we find ourselves in the stage of wanting to quit. Quitting sometimes makes us feel as if that is the way out, the only way. We can’t cope, we forget how to praise, we forget how to worship, we forget how to serve. We feel as if God has forgotten us, but in essence, we have forgotten what God has said to us. The waiting season is just that, a season, and seasons don’t last forever. We get so discouraged in the midst of waiting that we forget what God is doing in us. In the midst of waiting, our strength is being renewed; while we are waiting, God is doing a work in us, while we are waiting, God is shifting some things in us. Waiting is hard, but not trusting God is harder. Waiting is painful, but not relying on God and trying to make our own way is even more painful. There is truly a blessing that we receive in the waiting season; don’t allow your pain to cause you to miss the blessing that God has for you.
~ WOP (Denise)