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"My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips." - Psalm 89:34

     Don't we love it when God gives us the next step in His plan for our lives? It's an amazing feeling! However, many times we start to rush God. We say, "God showed me...(fill in the blank). So here's my plan. Now go!" Often, God shows us the next step and says, "I love your plan. Sounds great. You can do that...when I open that door. Right now, I still need you to wait. There's something else I need you to learn. Something else I need you to get accomplished through this waiting."
     If you are anything like me, that is not fun and very frustrating at times. Actually, it is probably the hardest thing to hear and do. Waiting is not natural for most of us. During the waiting time, God sometimes goes "silent". Not that He ever leaves or stops speaking through His Word, He is just patiently waiting for the correct time to tell us, "Yes. It's time now."
     Silence can be strange. Silence can be awkward and uncomfortable. It often makes us antsy. When it comes to a loved one being silent, we get hurt, upset, and maybe even angry. We feel in the dark, not "in-the-know". We feel as if we are missing out and we start to doubt if we really understood. With God, we react the same way - if not more strongly. We start to question God. "Is this really your plan? Was I completely wrong and have been following my own plan? God, what is happening? I don't understand!" In the way only God can, He comes sweetly and lovingly to our anxious hearts: "My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips."
     What an amazing reassurance! Yes, you know God's will. Hallelujah! Step one complete. Step two: Wait on God...again. So many preachers have used the quote, "Never question in the dark what you've been given in the light." Waiting is hard. Extremely hard. But trust God. He never changes. What a fantastic comfort that is. His plan will never change. Especially when you get anxious. Always be willing to trust no matter what you may be feeling or thinking.
     I'll leave with a few verses:

    "Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day long." - Psalm 25:5

     "My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him." - Psalm 62:5

     "Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee." - Psalm 33:20-22

     "Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope (wait) in the LORD." - Psalm 31:24

 And lastly,
    "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD." - Psalm 27:14 

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