Waiting, trusting, and
hoping are intricately connected, like golden strands interwoven to form a
strong chain. Trusting is the central strand, because it is the response from
My children that I desire the most. Waiting and hoping embellish the central
strand and strengthen the chain that connects you to Me. Waiting for Me to
work, with your eyes on Me, to evidence that you really do trust Me. If you
mouth the words, "I trust You" while anxiously trying to make things
go your way, your words ring hollow. Hoping is future-directed, connecting you
to your inheritance in heaven. However, the benefits of hope fall fully on you
in the present.
Because you are Mine,
you don't just pass time in your waiting. You can wait expectantly, in hopeful
trust. Keep your "antennae" out to pick up even the faintest glimmer
of My Presence.
John
14:1
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.
Psalm 27:14
Wait
for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
Hebrews 6:18-20
so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie,
we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the
hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a
hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone
as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the
order of Melchizedek.
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