Daughters of Sara: Wait on The Lord

Daughters of Sara: Wait on The Lord: It's been  several weeks since I've written anything, Life has a tendency to bog you down, and when I say life, I mean...

Wait on The Lord

 Life has a tendency to bog you down, and when I say life, I mean Satan. He tries to make you believe that your problems are bigger than the God we serve. Recently my hours at my job have drastically dropped, what I was making I was just getting by with. Now I'm having to look for other work in the morning to supplement what I was making in the evening. Let's just say It's been more than stressful...Worry can bring so many things in your life, that are not wanted. It actually can pull us away from God.  Matthew 6:34 So never worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
                                                                                    My mind says" what will I do about all the bills if I don't get enough work for the week?" Will I have enough to pay rent? Will I have enough to feed my babies ( animals)? Will I have enough gas to even get to work? And what happens if I don't?? But the Holy Spirit in me says " Wait on the Lord" WOW!! Just like that......It says in Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
                                                                                   The Hebrew word for wait is Qavah  which means : to gather together in oneness, to be bound together. This is a very special word in the Bible. Simply said Qavah  means to wait on God in order to be bound with Him. That is the reason we come to God to be bound with Him, when we wait, we are giving Him time to form us. It is like the clay going to God, the molding doesn't take place in the worries of life, but in the Holy presence of God.
                                                                                     The other important word in this verse is renew. The Hebrew word for renew is Kalak, which means to exchange.
                                                                                    Their is one special type of eagle that has to change it's feathers like an snake changes it's skin in it's cycle. The eagle flies up the mountain and with his beak he pulls off all his feathers, which is very painful. He will do this until he looks like a bald turkey, then he will rest and he will wait. Then thru time a new set of feathers will grow in. When he has finished the waiting period, he is rewarded with a new set of feathers. His feathers are not being washed and cleaned, they are being remade, anew. And then in his glory he will take off in flight, soaring thru the skies. Stronger than before, despite the pain he endured.
                                                                                    That is what we are doing, We are exchanging the old for the new, we are exchanging our weaknesses, for the Lord's strength. We are exchanging our negative thoughts for the mind of Christ, and we are exchanging our worries for His blessings. Although sometimes the process is painful as with the eagle, We, after the waiting period, will be renewed. The key word is exchange. We can worry about bills, our jobs, people, life it self. But God has given us His word, His promise, that if we but wait on Him, He WILL renew our strength in Him.
                                                                                    The whole verse is saying to me, that we are by nature weak. Even a young person runs, but eventually gets tired. But when we wait on the Lord, we are taking time to draw closer to God. You are binding yourself with God. The only way you can detect the strength of your faith and the direction God has for your life, is binding yourself with the Lord and waiting on Him. And by doing that He will renew your strength. Not human strength, But  God's super abounding, super natural strength.
                                                                                   So I will not worry about my job, or my bills, I will choose to wait on the Lord!!
                                                                                    What are you worrying about today, That the Lord is telling you to wait on Him? Waiting isn't sitting, and doing nothing, it's trusting and acting. Jesus's first commandment is to COME, come to Him, worship Him.  The second one is to GO, go out and spread His love. Preach His Word. If we are doing that, while we are waiting on The Lord, we are obeying our Father in heaven. I believe by doing that, that is how we are being bound together in Christ. And in that, Christ is renewing our Spirit. We are not concentrating on our worries, we are concentrating on Christ Himself.
                                                                                   To sum it up: When you Qavah with the Lord you Kalah with the Lord. When you Wait on the Lord, You Renew your Strength!!!