Waiting on God

Nearly twenty years ago, John Waller recorded “While I’m Waiting” which heralds patience. Among other verses, Isaiah 40:31 advises that “they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” In similar form, Psalm 40:1-3 testifies of patience and surrender: “I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.” Jesus said these same things, and I am reminded again of last year’s posts, Surrendered Suffering Is Worship and Inshallah, Mashallah, and Alhamdulillah.