A Christian's "Secret" In These Trying Times!

For most of my life I've been intrigued by the
verse that encourages us to "wait on the Lord".
My dictionary says that "wait" can mean "to
be in readiness or expectation"; "to serve the
needs of or be in attendance upon"; "to remain
inactive or stay in one spot until something
anticipated occurs".
If you're a Christian, you can probably recite
Isaiah chapter 40, verse 31 by heart: "...those
who WAIT on the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they
shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and
not faint."
One scribe wrote "These are the times that try
men's souls.". This statement couldn't be more
true than it is today. These are troublesome times,
what with the "hot spots" politically and militarily
on the globe; economic problems mounting daily;
joblessness straining our welfare system as well
as people's emotional states; and a government
that seems to be rapidly whirlpooling into an
abyss of socialism that will disrupt our entire
society and system of rule as we've known it.
TRYING TIMES, to say the least, but those of
us who know the Lord can remain calm and
faith-filled, as we know "a secret" - namely the
strength that comes from waiting on God!!
Remembering that we were formed in His image,
we know that God has a need and desire to be
noticed, wanted, loved, and needed, just as you
and I do! His heart longs for our attention. He
craves being alone with you and me!
Years ago in Escanaba, Michigan (in the U.P.), I
had the privilege of hearing David Wilkerson,
founder of Teen Challenge, speak about "Our
Lonely God!". My heart and spirit had been
experiencing that same truth for some time, and
I readily embraced David's words. God "has a
need" for you to spend time with Him! God waits
for you to step aside from your busyness, and spend
valuable quiet minutes or hours in His presence!
He longs for companionship with YOU!!
As and when we will take precious moments from
our hectic schedules to "wait" upon the Lord, we
will find ourselves blanketed with His loving presence,
and His holiness, igniting even further our desire
"to be like Jesus", as the song goes.
You don't have to "wait for" God, you just have to
"wait upon" Him! Shower Him with your praises,
love, worship and thanksgiving! Have an "affair"
with your Creator/Saviour! He knows what you
need as far as petitons and requests, but what He
and you need first and foremost is to draw closer
to each other!!
Make, develop, and cherish that "secret place" and
time when you regularly shut out the world and
enter into that special encounter with Him! Put
off asking for this and that until later, if indeed
they will matter later, and build upon that eternal
friendship that you and your God will be enjoying
FOR ETERNITY! Get to know Him intimately now!
Heaven will be all the sweeter!
And..............you'll find the wherewithal within you
to "face uncertain days" while still in this sphere.