That word "wait." No one, and I mean no one likes to "wait." Especially, when we don't have a clue of what is ahead. It can be like torture(if you ever been). However, if you look closely at the above verse we see that the word "hope" brings something to the word "wait"-patience.
Patience is one of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22) and during the "wait" period "hope" kicks in for us "patience" so we can "wait" well. Without "patience" we will fret and when we fret it can lead to evil(Psalms 37:8). Without patience we can be tempted to lean on our own understanding, opening up ourselves to be deceived and proceed forth in error. "Hope" starts the engine of patience and "patience" sets us up to wait well.
As I observe the younger generation today and even the older adults I notice very often the missing piece of our desires, "hope." When we don't have "hope" we cannot have patience and we will do what many of us do while waiting-take matters into our own hands and mess it all up.
To "wait" is not an easy task, but to "wait" well is to have "hope." I know that the road can seem long, and the journey taunting, but if you will become a prisoner of "hope"(Zechariah 9:12), you will find that "patience" is there and when patience receive a chance to have it's perfect work, we will be complete, mature, lacking nothing(James 1:4).
Father, who likes to "wait?" When we are placed in situations were all we have to do is wait, it can seem so overwhelming, especially when we don't see an end to our troubles. However, O Lord we take courage in You today, for Jesus is our hope. What we cannot do on our own we can surely do in Him. Whatever you ask us to do today, we know that through Your Son we can. It hurts, but thank You hope is here. I can't stop crying, but thank You hope is here. Where hope is, patience abides and with this awesome pair we can wait well.
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