Waiting ... (Psalm 33:18-22)

Today’s scripture: Psalm 33:18-22

Waiting.

It’s not my favorite thing to do. Of all the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23), patience is still the one I struggle with the most.

I don’t like to wait in line, wait in traffic, wait for people who are late.

To be very transparent, I don’t like to wait for answered prayer. When something seems right—to me at least—I feel like God should answer. In my time. According to my schedule.

But I’ve been a follower of Christ for a long time now, and I know that sometimes, God asks me to wait. He asks me to be patient.

And because I know He’s worked in the past, I can trust Him with whatever is happening now.

I can “hope in His mercy.” I can “wait for the Lord [because] He is [my] help and [my] shield.”

While I wait, my “heart [can] rejoice in Him [for I] trust in His holy name.”