Waiting on God
Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. A little farther on in this chapter, God gives the key to how to obtain this strength and power from God in verse 31. That verse says we are to wait for the Lord. That waiting is not a finger-drumming, toe-tapping, hurry-up-God, kind of wait. This is a looking for, a hoping in, and expecting God to act on our behalf. There are…
Don’t Grow Weary
Galatians 6:9 And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary. Just a couple of verses before this we’re reminded we reap whatever we plant. What do you think that applies to? Does the Lord limit Himself? Hardly! Will we sow kindness and harvest a crop of hatefulness? Or joy and receive sadness in return? God’s kingdom dynamics don’t work that way. But sometimes it takes longer…