A Time of Waiting

We all find ourselves doing a lot waiting... waiting for the weekend; waiting for another semester of school to end; waiting for the weather to get nicer; waiting for your roommate/spouse/kids to get out of the bathroom.  You know the feeling.  


Some people are waiting on more urgent matters... waiting on a paycheck in order to pay that bill;  waiting for a loved one to come home from deployment; waiting on test results from the doctor.  Many of us have been in these situations too.  

In these times of waiting, the Lord often does a refining work in our lives.  
Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV) says, 

"I remain confident of this:

  I will see the goodness of the LORD

  in the land of the living.

Wait for the LORD;

  be strong and take heart

  and wait for the LORD."

During a difficult point in my life, the Lord used these words to adjust my perspective.  I shouldn’t be waiting for others to come through for me, I needed to be waiting on the Lord.  The Lord told me that waiting on Him was not an easy place to be, but a wonderful place, all the same.  When we are waiting on Him, we are in His will and at His mercy, what a beautiful place to be.  

Phil and I are finding ourselves in a time of waiting right now.  As our May 14th clearance deadline* approaches, we are awaiting word from a number of individuals and churches regarding support numbers.  We do not know whether our support will come in on time, but we are being refined as we wait on the Lord.  

Please pray for us to learn patience and to walk in peace as we wait.  

“...be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait on the LORD!”

{Psalm 27:14 ESV}

*Date by which we must have 100% of our financial support pledged in order to leave for the field in July 2012.