A series on the Psalms - the voice of emotions
When you’re
impatiently waiting.
(Click on the link below to read the
verses.)
Psalm 40
[Life is filled
with emotions… anger and love; fear and courage; anxiety and peace. The Book of
Psalms is also filled with emotions. They help us to validate our feelings and understand
ourselves better; to grow in our faith and our relationship with Jesus; to
understand the character of our Lord and how He works in our life.]
Recently my wife and I went to the Corn Festival in Millersport, Ohio. We started this tradition in 2001 with our daughter and son-in-law, and have continued it with the addition of our three grandchildren. The highlight is always eating the sweet corn, but this year we had a funnel cake for dessert.
The one I bought was fresh out of the hot cooking oil. In fact, it was
almost too hot to carry on the paper plate. But with powdered sugar liberally
sprinkled over it and the aroma of freshly fried dough, I couldn’t wait for it
to cool down. As a result, I burned the roof of my mouth.
It’s hard to be patient sometimes. However, David did it. He waited for
God and was rewarded.
and he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along. NLT
Through David’s experience, he learned that the Lord doesn’t desire outward
acts of piety, but an inward change of heart.
8 I take joy in doing your will, my God,
for your instructions are written on my heart.” NLT
In her blog, Ruth Clemence wrote about how the Lord uses waiting in our
life.
We spend a lot of our time waiting. Waiting in line.
Waiting for news. Waiting for a response. Waiting for a promotion. Waiting for
the next season of life. God is at work in our waiting.
We might not see any changes in these times of
waiting, particularly through times of difficulty and periods of personal
growth, but there is a plan and purpose in all of it.
God can see things that need to be ironed out in our
hearts and our lives that would only remain creased and messy if it wasn’t for
the refining times of waiting.
Like the funnel cake, sometimes when you don’t wait in life, you get burned. But the Lord is faithful. He won’t burn you. He gives you His unfailing love. He is worth the waiting.
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Joe, I too hit my fist through a wall once when I was angry. I have never struck a person since becoming an adult, and I suppose venting my anger on the wall may have been why. Unfortunately, I broke a bone in my hand doing so! Live and learn.
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