![]() ![]() I’ve been waiting for something to happen differently in my marriage for a month now. I believe I posted a couple weeks ago about “Sitting & Waiting”. She blogs at Sayable, and tweets and instagrams at She has a husband named Nate, a puppy named Harper Nelle, and too many books to read in one lifetime. Lore Ferguson Wilbert is a writer, thinker, and learner. He is rock solid and unchanging, but He is also acting, right now, on behalf of His children. “How long, LORD, must I call for help and you do not listen or cry out to you about violence and you do not save?” (v.2).ĭo not be afraid to bring Him your questions and emotion. God is at work in your waiting, and you are at work in it, too. But wait is a verb, and it is not one without action. We can feel paralyzed in the waiting, left feeling that God is either ignorant of our pleas or intentionally avoiding an answer for us. We are all waiting for something, and it can be very tempting to believe we are the only ones waiting. Each lamented different things they have begged God to see and act on, yet they feel He has remained silent toward their suffering. Just in the time I’ve written these last three paragraphs, three different individuals I know walked up to me here, at the coffee shop where I’m working. I’m sure you’re waiting for something today. And His waiting is good, even though it may feel punitive to His people. He is present, even though He may appear silent. He is not being pushed to any limit, and He is not worried about being too early or too late. God is also waiting, and His waiting is perfect within His predetermined time. They stand, waiting and begging, imploring the God of the universe to hear and answer and save. To God’s people, it feels as though they are stuck in the perpetual motion of law-keeping, not seeing any hope of the future God has promised them. Habakkuk says the law is “paralyzed, and justice never goes forth” (1:4, ESV). ![]() ![]() Neither wait is wrong, still, or without action. The people of God are waiting for an answer, and God is waiting until the time is right. To wait on someone means to serve them by being actively present, even without words. Something is happening, something is in motion-even when the word itself implies stasis. It wasn’t until I was in college studying grammar and literature that I realized something: the word “wait” is an action verb. ![]()
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