Waiting

Most people don't like to wait.  We hate waiting for the light to turn green. We don't like to wait in line at the grocery store or the drive-thru. We don't like to be kept waiting at the doctor's office. Waiting for special holidays (Christmas, birthdays, graduations) is hard.  I don't really know anyone who enjoys waiting.  By nature, we are impatient people.

I am waiting now ....for an answer (see blog from 3/22 about a meeting..where I had to wait to be seen).
I get discouraged as I wait.  I doubt as I wait. Today I began to wonder what God was teaching me as I wait. There are many verses that address waiting.  Here are a few that have encouraged me in the past, and especially today.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. Psalm 40:31
Grant me patience as I wait, and that I would cry to my Father, and not complain to others.

My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation. Psalm 62:1
I should seek God more than I seek an answer.

Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. Isaiah 40:31
I long to be like the eagle and soar above my doubts and discouragement.

But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it. Romans 8:25
Praise God, He is sovereign.  May I persevere through this time of waiting, and know that He will meet all my needs according to His riches (wow, that's a lot - cause He owns it all!).

What or who are you waiting for? What do you do while you wait?