I am a dreamer but not always a good "waiter". I do not always dream in His Will and find myself discouraged when my desires are not His. But when my hope is in His Word, in His Promises, in His Plans, in His Perfection, I am then constantly reminded that my waiting is part of His Plan. It is still waiting, but if I really focus my heart on Him and in His Word, I can often times see more clearly where His Hands are moving in my wait time.
I am waiting for some things right now. I am mostly waiting for God to heal several people who are dear to me. I am waiting for Him to heal Baby Noa, who was born with a heart that is not healthy. In her one month of life this precious girl has already had one open heart surgery, and will have to have at least two more. But she is struggling and not able to breathe on her own. Her parents are tired and although they are trusting in the Lord, they are wondering when God will reach down and heal their baby girl.
I am waiting for sweet Natalie to be healed. A four-year old who is battling her second round with a very aggressive brain cancer. She has had countless surgeries and is fighting hard for her life to return to normal health. She is in and out of the hospital with symptoms that could threaten her life. And her parents are weary.
I am waiting for Alisha's body to be completely restored. She is waking up in her hospital room this morning after having a GJ Tube placed in her body yesterday in order to provide her body with the medicine that she can no longer ingest and to alleviate the pain from her abdomen that has crippled her for too long. Her connective tissue disease and possible MS are life sentences. She has faith in her Lord, but she no longer believes in healing for her own body.
Everywhere I look my eyes see brokenness and hurt and pain and suffering. And yet, "I wait for the Lord...in his word I put my hope...put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love, and with him is full redemption."
We are not just told to wait and hope, but we are promised unfailing love and full redemption. God's heart breaks with ours and because of His unfailing love, He provided full redemption in Jesus Christ. This is not the world He intended for us, but this is the broken world we live in. This is the world with sickness and brokenness, but in Jesus there is redemption. This is the greatest Promise that we can hope in!
In my seasons of "WAIT", this song "He Is" by Mark Schultz in one that the Lord puts on my heart. I have played it over and over again in my head and on my computer, ingesting the words and the promises. "Be still my soul, be still and know, He Is."
In my seasons of "WAIT", this song "He Is" by Mark Schultz in one that the Lord puts on my heart. I have played it over and over again in my head and on my computer, ingesting the words and the promises. "Be still my soul, be still and know, He Is."
This morning I am joining other women as we reflect on Psalm 130 at She Reads Truth.
4 comments:
Waiting is difficult and sometimes doesn't make sense, but I, too, often see His hand moving more clearly during my times of waiting than when I'm quickly moving through my days. Thank you for your words!
Thank you for posting. I found your link on the She Reads Truth website. As one impatiently waiting for healing, I can relate and very much appreciate the reminder that we are not simply asked to wait and hope with no answer but promised unfailing love and full redemption. Beautiful song.
Waiting is something that I am so prayerful about because I become impatient and then proud. Thank you for your kind words.
I never, ever pray for patience because it seems to be the one request God grants immediately! But I do need to have my eyes and heart wide open in the times for I've been called to wait on Him.
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