have you been waiting?

have you been waiting patiently, or maybe impatiently, for something? do you have a longing in your heart? a longing for a pain to be over, a broken heart to heal, a dream to come true? have you been sensing the next chapter of your life is on the horizon, but it feels like it's taking forever to get here? have you asked, "God, where are you?"

God knows about this waiting and he is coming. whatever you've been going through or longing for, it is not for waste. the Lord is giving you a new song. a new message, a new testimony, a new piece to your journey, a new part to your story -- something you will be excited to share. when it crystalizes and clicks for you, it will be so good, it might feel like more than you can bare. many will see your joy, your change, your song... and they will see the Lord. 

have you waited before and when it was over, you said, "that was worth the wait! thanks, God!"? well, that's the pattern, the promise of what is to come. the Lord is not done with you. your Dad is coming for you, to give you the desires of your heart, to heal you and give you good and perfect gifts. and i don't mean like "someday" or "when we all get to heaven..." i mean, like soon. your job is to believe it and sing. so do you? will you?

Psalm 40
1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the LORD...

16 But may all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation always say,
"The LORD be exalted!"

Here I am, I have come. It is written about me in the scrolls. I will wait, God, and I will sing.