Waiting on the Lord
How should we wait on the Lord? This question became very real to me during a recent conversation with Pastor Michael. I found myself expressing frustration with the Lord and His timing. In that moment, I realized something important—I have not been waiting properly.
John Gill offers a powerful picture of what true waiting looks like. He writes:
"As children on their parents, to do them honor to obey their commands, and receive food and blessings from them; as servant's on their masters, to know their pleasure, do their work, and have their wages; as clients on their patrons, to have advice of them, put their cause into their hands and know how it goes; and as a beggars at the door, who knock and wait, tell their case and wait, meet with repulses, yet keep their place, and continue waiting."
This imagery is humbling. It reminds us that waiting is not passive. It is not frustration wrapped in spiritual language. It is a posture—one of trust, obedience, humility, and persistence.
Waiting on the Lord means we continue to pray, continue to walk in faith, and continue to do what He has already placed in front of us. We don’t stop moving; we don’t stop trusting; we don’t stop obey
How should we wait on the Lord? This question became very real to me during a recent conversation with Pastor Michael. I found myself expressing frustration with the Lord and His timing. In that moment, I realized something important—I have not been waiting properly.
John Gill offers a powerful picture of what true waiting looks like. He writes:
"As children on their parents, to do them honor to obey their commands, and receive food and blessings from them; as servant's on their masters, to know their pleasure, do their work, and have their wages; as clients on their patrons, to have advice of them, put their cause into their hands and know how it goes; and as a beggars at the door, who knock and wait, tell their case and wait, meet with repulses, yet keep their place, and continue waiting."
This imagery is humbling. It reminds us that waiting is not passive. It is not frustration wrapped in spiritual language. It is a posture—one of trust, obedience, humility, and persistence.
Waiting on the Lord means we continue to pray, continue to walk in faith, and continue to do what He has already placed in front of us. We don’t stop moving; we don’t stop trusting; we don’t stop obey
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