UGA Wesley

Waiting on God can be one of the hardest aspects of the Christian life, yet one of the most rewarding disciplines that we can give ourselves to. Abraham and Sarah waited for a child, Anna and Simeon waited for the Messiah, and David, heir to the throne, waited to become King.The benefits and rewards of waiting on God are great and beyond what we can even comprehend or imagine. When we wait on God, we place our full confidence in Him and in what His plans are for our lives and for those we love. We surrender to him what we would like to see happen, trusting that his timing is better than ours and that he knows best. When we long and wait…he is longing and waiting too! He knows the plans he has for us and he longs for the timing of His will to come to pass. But until the thing comes to pass…what do we do? We wait and we watch. Waiting is an action. We don’t sit back and let apathy set in, rather we continue to seek God’s face and ask him for what we are waiting for. As we wait, we watch. We fix our eyes on Jesus and watch for Him to be at work in our lives and in those around us. As we wait and watch, God shares with us what is on His heart, then we are able to pray that back to him and eagerly expect what is to come. It is also important for us to be thankful for the place that God has us in. He wants us to rejoice and be grateful as we wait, not anxious or doubtful. Psalm 16 says that in God’s presence there is fullness of joy. Therefore, whether we are waiting, watching, or moving forward, a grateful heart prepares the way for God where we can receive his joy.

Challenge: Meditate on Matthew 25. Ask God to give you the strength to wait and watch for Him and pray that you would be found waiting and watching for Him.

Scripture: Psalm 130:5,6, Isaiah 40: 29-31, Isaiah 30:18, Romans 4