It’s a part of everyday life, something every human being does on a regular basis. Granted, some are much better at the concept than others, but nonetheless, we all wait. In fact, it could be said, that at any given point in time, we are all waiting for something.

Children wait for play time or for the day when desert is the main course at every meal.

Some wait to win the lottery.

Others wait for love.

Stockbrokers wait for the economy to turn around.

Students wait for school to get out, mothers wait for school to begin.

We all wait in lines at the grocery store, at red lights, for pigs to fly.

You name it...we wait for it.

All humans are subject to the 'waiting game.'

But what about waiting on the Lord? Do we wait on Him too, or do we expect instant gratification when it comes to spiritual matters?

As my college search has commenced, the Holy Spirit has undeniably been convicting me about my unwillingness and apprehensiveness to be still and patiently wait on the Lord’s timing. He knows my heart and is fully aware that I would love nothing more than to have the ‘writing on the wall’ type of certainty throughout this process, but that is not God’s ‘style,’ if you will. However, there is endless beauty in that, because if God worked in such ways all the time, there would be no need for faith, prayer, or trust that the Lord will reveal His plans, on His watch.

Do you, too, find it difficult to wait on the Lord at times? Well, thank goodness I am not alone.

Luckily, one of the endless plus sides of following an omniscient God is that He anticipates and equips us for our areas of struggle.

For instance, Psalm 37:7 makes God’s instructions crystal clear as it instructs us to, “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.”

Or how about Psalms 27:14, “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord,” you see, God wants us to find strength in knowing that it will all come together, when He is ready to reveal His plan, and he will! We must, you guessed it, simply wait.

It is easier said than done, no doubt. Luckily though, unlike those who are waiting for that winning lotto number, God has given us the assurance that He will direct our paths, He will answer us when we call, He will provide, and He will do it at the perfect time.

So, as I am learning to do, may I encourage you to “be strong and take heart” as you wait for the Lord. He is so worth our patience!