In Lamentations 3:25-26 it says, “The LORD is good to everyone who trusts in him, so it is best for us to wait in patience—to wait for him to save us.” (GNT)
When life seems to be falling apart, the best and most “spiritual” response will surprise us: Get alone with God, and wait.
The Bible tells us in Lamentations 3:28, “When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions: Wait for hope to appear. Don’t run from trouble. Take it full-face. The ‘worst’ is never the worst” (MSG).
We don’t know how to “enter the silence.” We’re always anxious. We don’t like to wait on God because it stresses us out. We like to be in control.
What does it mean to wait on God? I sit down, close my mouth, and just listen. I may read my Bible. I may pray. But most of all, I’m quiet in front of God.
Anxiety comes when I’m not “waiting for hope to appear,” as Jeremiah tells us. God wants to talk to me. He wants to give me the hope I crave. But I’m way too busy to hear him.
If we want to listen to God and experience the hope he has for me, then I have to get alone with him. We must “enter the silence” and be ready to hear him.
Jesus said in Matthew 6:6, “Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace” (MSG).
Get honest with God, and my focus will shift from just seeing my problems—no matter how overwhelming they seem—to God’s grace.
Lamentations 3:25-26 says, “The LORD is good to everyone who trusts in him, so it is best for us to wait in patience—to wait for him to save us” (GNT).
Before I go out and try to solve my problem on my own, let God save me. No matter what obstacle I’m facing, I’ve got to wait for his timing. He’ll time my next move perfectly.
Get still, and listen. Then, wait for hope to appear.
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