Wait on the Lord: Be Strong of Heart, Be of Good Courage, and God Shall Strengthen Thine

“Wait on the Lord: be strong of heart, be of good courage, and God shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord!” - Psalm 27:14

The reason that we many times do not see or feel the Lord is that we are not waiting on the Lord. We are still on our own timetables and we are still running madly ahead of God and hoping that he will catch up to our plans. But that is not how God works. He doesn't change just because we are fickle and he will not be hurried by us just because we are impatient.

Believer, we do not doubt that your trial is real, that your burden is very heavy, or that your discouragement is deep. But put your eyes upon this promise; wrap your own mind around this word: when we wait courageously on the Lord, He will strengthen our hearts. God is never late and He is never insufficient.

What will this future bring? Wait on the Lord. When will this sorrow end? Wait on the Lord. How can we survive this ordeal? Wait on the Lord. How should we handle this decision? Wait on the Lord. The answer echoes through the eternal tunnel of time and from the soundboard of millions of satisfied saints. Wait, we say, on the Lord. The trial may not go away tomorrow, but neither will the strength that God promised to give you. The pain may not diminish, but neither will his grace. Wait, we say, wait on the Lord though it may take an eternity! Joshua 1:9

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