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“…I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope…” 

– Psalm 130:5

As you grow in your walk in Christ, you will notice the term “waiting” becomes very familiar. Whether it may be in regards to a relationship, healing, wisdom, discernment, a job, a family, etc. Waiting on the Lord’s timing is something people all throughout the church will encourage you to do in an attempt to help you build hope and trust in God and His sovereignty. But something that many people often hold back on mentioning, is how to find joy and patience in that waiting season.

In psalm 130, the psalmist writes with a sense of passion towards waiting and a sense of complete surrenderance towards God’s promise to redeem.

However, this does not mean we will all be able to just drop all of our anxieties and doubts and trust God with our circumstance. Life is hard. We all go through various battles and some longer and more excruciating than others. But lose not your hope because of the size or complexity of your fight. Because I can promise you one thing is true, our God is bigger and stronger.

However, this feeling of peace and genuine hope grows only by one way. Seeking, understanding, and obeying the Lord. We can not logically put our trust in someone we do not know. You may know the name of Jesus and you may know the stories of what God did throughout the Bible, but until you pursue God’s CHARACTER by studying His history, truly trusting Him with your life and all the battles that come with it will never happen.

Many people give up because they are told they do not have enough faith. Or they are not favored by God. Or that they are praying wrong. But I am here to tell you that none of that is true. 

Our lives are bound to have struggles. Because of the symptoms of sin in this world, we will never live in a perfect paradise until we are with the only one who is perfect, God. So I am not promising your prayers will be answered in the way you wish them to be. But I am promising that this season of waiting does not have to be discouraging. And one day, whether it be here on earth or in Heaven with God, your dry winter season will end and may you have hope in that. 

I love the song “seasons” by Hillsong Worship because of how true it is. God knows the pain and the suffering you are enduring. He is not the one putting you through it though. That blame goes to Satan and the symptoms of sin in this world. 

If you look at the life of Jesus, He was born a baby. He did not just appear on earth ready to sacrifice Himself. He waited. For roughly 30 years, Jesus did not even start His time of public ministry. Why? Because He was trusting and obeying God the Father and His perfect timing. 

If Jesus would have been crucified as a child, many would have lost the chance to be directly impacted by His hand. The Father let His Son walk this earth for about 33 years so we can wholeheartedly believe He knows our struggles. He endured the same pains, He knows what it’s like to be tempted, He knows what it’s like to lose the ones close to Him, and He knows what it’s like to sacrifice and give up everything for those who He loves.

So understanding who God is, is the answer to the search for hope and trust during this waiting season. For me personally, I set my hope in, yes, seasons to come later on in my life. But because I am not promised tomorrow, my greatest hope is not of what will happen here on earth, but what will happen when I stand face to face with my God, my savior, my redeemer. With a hope set there in Christ, the enemy loses His hold on me. 

I encourage you to grow your heavenly mindset. When you do, this world cannot stand a chance in stealing your hope, your joy, or your heart.

“Though the winter is long, even richer

The harvest it brings

Though my waiting prolongs, even greater

Your promise for me, like a seed,

I believe that my season will come”

-Hillsong Worship

August 5th, 2021