IN THE WAITING
By: Elle Buell
I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalms 40:1 NKJV
One of the hardest times of my life was in a period of waiting about two years ago. I felt paralyzed because I had no control over the situation that was forced upon me—I had no choice but to surrender the situation to God and wait on Him to move. This kind of scenario is the perfect set up for depression to creep in, and that was quickly becoming my reality. I stumbled across this song on Facebook and the lyrics instantly brought tears to my eye:
TAKE COURAGE MY HEART STAY STEADFAST MY SOUL HE'S IN THE WAITING HE'S IN THE WAITING
HOLD ONTO YOUR HOPE AS YOUR TRIUMPH UNFOLDS HE'S NEVER FAILING HE'S NEVER FAILING*
God reminded me through this song that even though I felt like I was “waiting on Him to show up”, He was there all along. He was IN my waiting. When we face things that we cannot control, we must be aware of our vulnerability to discouragement and fight that depression by constantly speaking life over ourselves. When I started feeling discouraged, I began speaking these words out loud like a war cry in my car, in the grocery store, in my home, at my job. No matter what your “waiting situation” looks like, I hope this song reminds you to take courage because He’s in the waiting.
*Kristene DiMarco. “Take Courage.” Where His Light Was, Bethel Music, 2017.
I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalms 40:1 NKJV
One of the hardest times of my life was in a period of waiting about two years ago. I felt paralyzed because I had no control over the situation that was forced upon me—I had no choice but to surrender the situation to God and wait on Him to move. This kind of scenario is the perfect set up for depression to creep in, and that was quickly becoming my reality. I stumbled across this song on Facebook and the lyrics instantly brought tears to my eye:
TAKE COURAGE MY HEART STAY STEADFAST MY SOUL HE'S IN THE WAITING HE'S IN THE WAITING
HOLD ONTO YOUR HOPE AS YOUR TRIUMPH UNFOLDS HE'S NEVER FAILING HE'S NEVER FAILING*
God reminded me through this song that even though I felt like I was “waiting on Him to show up”, He was there all along. He was IN my waiting. When we face things that we cannot control, we must be aware of our vulnerability to discouragement and fight that depression by constantly speaking life over ourselves. When I started feeling discouraged, I began speaking these words out loud like a war cry in my car, in the grocery store, in my home, at my job. No matter what your “waiting situation” looks like, I hope this song reminds you to take courage because He’s in the waiting.
*Kristene DiMarco. “Take Courage.” Where His Light Was, Bethel Music, 2017.