Is Waiting on the LORD Worth It?
Psalm 130:5
Is waiting on the Lord a good strategy or even worth it?
After a twelve-year assignment, with one client in the workplace, it was time to move on. Twelve years is a long time. It included many highs and lows of my own life as well as the people who walked alongside me. It was sad to leave.
Leaving the old means there’s new ahead. Looking forward to the new could fill you with excitement or fear. If you just knew what the next step would be…
What is the next step? Where do I go? God what is my next assignment?
Sooner than expected another opportunity surfaced in the marketplace. I was grateful for the new opportunity, but there was one obstacle. The new assignment required traveling and conflicted with my ministry commitment and what I thought “to be my life-calling” in November 2021.
What now Lord? What do I do? How do I manage this? I wondered if I heard God’s calling correctly. Disheartening thoughts started to gnaw at my mind. I wrestled with clarity on the next step. Lord, I don’t want to miss what you have for me!
How do you deal with fretting, fears, anxiety, and doubts during periods of change?
I rallied my friends and prayer warriors asking God for clarity on the next step.
Andrew Murray (a South African author, teacher, and Christian pastor) once said, in our resolve to be obedient and holy we must wait on God. Wait to receive what God would supply. Wait to see what God would do. And allow God to be the Almighty God in our life.
These past few weeks I took to heart Murray’s advice and made effort to be quiet before God, to wait on Him. In my car on route to and from work, I silenced the radio and “tuned” into God. I asked God to make me aware of the Holy Spirit in me, to open my eyes to see God’s guidance, to open my ears to hear the soft whispers of the Spirit. After all, Jesus promised that we will hear him and know his voice.
And then I remembered God is my God in the workplace and in ministry. He is my God in all areas of my life. My life is in the hands of our Creator. He calls me. He prepares me. He equips me. And he makes a way for me.
I continued being quiet, leaning into his presence and waited. I fully surrendered to God. I declared out loud my trust in God. I reminded myself to keep on believing in God’s faithfulness and his love for me. I held onto the promise that He will guide me on the best pathway for my life.
Then, the miracle transpired. Our Almighty God came through. The initial, seemingly unsurmountable, conflict between workplace opportunity and my ministry, melted away like fog before the son. God made a way where I didn’t see a way, to do what he called me to do in both ministry and workplace.
This exercise of quiet, wait and trust grew me spiritually. As I trusted God, my confidence in God multiplied. I now speak more boldly from my heart with God’s strength.
Friend waiting on God is all worth it. The sweetness of God’s love is sweeter than honey. The peace of his presence transcends all understanding. God is omniscient. His timing is perfect.
I’m sure you’ve had your own fair share of struggles and change. Maybe you’re going through it now. Wait on God. Trust God. Let go of whatever you hold onto. Open your hands to receive what God has for you! Open your mind and allow God to be the Almighty God in your life!
Until Next Time
Anita Beukman
Your Hope Coach