waiting on the Lord, as mary so precisely identified, means becoming His handmaid. it means being His servant, His helpmeet, His steward, and, as such, being willing to do what He asks. whether you want to or not. a lot of the time, i find that i do not. but waiting on the Lord means that you do it anyway. and not because you have to, but because it's what the Lord has asked, and that trumps everything else.
it also means simply waiting, patiently. it means being still and being calm and going about life as usual until the Lord brings some change or some answer or some something to you.
i am better at option one. by far. that alternative allows me to work and to do, to be an active part of the Lord's process, to give something to the Lord. when i am asked to wait, in the sense of biding my time, on the Lord, i am asked to trust that He is giving something to me. i am asked to surrender my control and have faith that His unseen means will bring my desired ends. i have to have courage enough to weather His storms without knowing where they will lead, and hope enough to believe it will be somewhere good. this kind of heart does not come easily to me.
Psalms 27:14 "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord."
we missed you tonight. couldn't sleep. great post.
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