Joyful Ruins

The other day (this was written a year ago) , I was driving to work and listening to my worship playlist. I found myself singing, “strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord” repeatedly and I began to wonder about that.

Strength will rise as we wait? No way! Waiting has mostly hurt for me. Waiting has made me exhausted. How about you? When you read that, do you feel strong in your waiting or worn out?

But then I began to realize something, something obvious that had never hit me before. You don’t get strength by waiting, you get strength by waiting on the LORD.

You’re probably wondering, what does that mean?

For me, I could see how my waiting was attached to people or items. I grew tired because I was waiting for someone to see my worth, or waiting for the perfect job, etc. My waiting and strength depended on others.

But when you wait on the Lord, waiting on His timing, His plans, centering those expectations on Him, you truly can’t grow weary , because He won’t let you down.

Isaiah 40:29

He gives strength to the weary and power to the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.