Waiting…

At around five o’clock every day during the work week, you can bank on our little Chihuahua, Pixie, jumping down from her perch on top of the couch to go wait for her Mama to get home.  She will patiently wait sometimes for over an hour, so that she gets to be there when Kim walks through the door.

I can know when Kim is here because Pixie starts whining and getting excited the moment her car pulls into the driveway.  Kim always says that she knows that she is missed because Pixie is anxiously awaiting her arrival.

Maybe that’s what the old Prophet had in mind when he wrote in Isaiah 40:31; “But those who wait on 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.”

It’s really easy for us to look to other resources to fill our every need and to forget about trusting in God to help us in the living out of our lives.  There are many other means by which we can attempt to satisfy our wants and desires.

God has stated his case for us, that He wants us to trust in Him and to center our lives on Him.  He wants us to wait on Him and to depend on Him to lead and guide us.  Let’s face it.  To put God at any other place than in His rightful place at the very center of our universe will be disastrous to us, to our families, our communities, our churches, and our land.

Maybe Pixie has a good point.  Shouldn’t we wait on the one who loves us the most and takes care of us?  Shouldn’t we focus our energy and affection on the Lord?  If Pixie’s on to something, and if God’s word is right (which it is!), then I’m going to wait on the Lord!  He hasn’t failed me yet, so I’m going to continue to wait on Him and put my trust in Him!  I hope you will, too.