Wait and Be Strong
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
— Psalm 27:14 (NIV)
David wrote Psalm 27 while enemies threatened and doors stayed shut. He told his own soul: wait for the Lord, be strong, wait again. Waiting here means staying turned toward God when nothing has changed yet, the way David did in the cave.
Most people measure waiting against a calendar and conclude they are behind. David waited in a cave, hunted, with no date to work toward. He told himself to wait twice in one sentence, because once was not enough. You are not late; you are in the middle.
Wait on Purpose
- 1Write one thing you are still waiting for, one line only.
- 2Call or message one trusted friend: 'I'm waiting on something hard. Can you pray with me?'
Lord, the door is still shut. Give me the strength to keep waiting.
I am not late; I am in the middle.
Is waiting doing nothing?
Biblical waiting is active trust, staying faithful while God works in His time.
Why repeat wait for the Lord?
Because impatience is the temptation, repetition anchors the heart.
How does this close July?
It names unfinished prayers honestly and chooses trust anyway.