as Herbert the snail says…

Streams in the Desert listed seven points today that caught my attention: “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.” {Psalm 37:7)

1. Patience eliminates worry.
2. Patience eliminates weeping.
3. Patience eliminates self-works.
4. Patience eliminates all want.
5. Patience eliminates all weakness.
6. Patience eliminates all wobbling.
7. Patience yields…worship.

“Have you prayed and prayed, and waited and waited, and still you see no evidence of an answer? Are you tired of seeing no movement? Are you at the point of giving up? Then perhaps you have not waited in the right way, which removes you from the right place – the place where the Lord can meet you.”

“Patience eliminates worry. The Lord said He would come, and His promise is equal to His presence.”
“Patience eliminates weeping. Why feel sad and discouraged? He knows your needs better than you do, and His purpose in waiting is to receive more glory through it.”
“Patience eliminates self-works. ‘The work of God is this: to believe’ {John 6:29}, and once you believe, you may know all is well.”
“Patience eliminates all want. Perhaps your desire to receive what you want is stronger than your desire for the will of God to be fulfilled.”
“Patience eliminates all weakness. Instead of thinking of waiting as being wasted time, realize that God is preparing His resources and strengthening you as well.”
“Patience eliminates all wobbling. ‘He touched me and raised me to my feet’ {Daniel 8:18}. God’s foundations are steady, and when we have His patience within, we are steady while we wait.”
“Patience yields worship. Sometimes the best part of praiseful waiting is experiencing ‘great endurance and patience…joyfully’ {Colossians 1:11}. While you wait, ‘let {all these aspects of} patience have her perfect work’ {James 1:4}, and you will be greatly enriched.” {Streams in the Desert}

There was a song I listened to when I was much, much younger called ‘Patience’ by The Music Machine. It was a children’s song, but it had a timeless message.

“Have patience, have patience, don’t be in such a hurry.
 When you get impatient you only start to worry.
 Remember, remember that God is patient, too.
 And think of all the times when others have to wait for you.”

I think what makes waiting tough is…we don’t know when it’s going to end.

And there’s nothing we can do about it.

Well…actually there is.

We can get sick of waiting and decide to do our own thing.

Which accomplishes…what exactly?

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