The “four letter” word WAIT

Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

The hardest “four letter” word in the Bible is in that passage; the word wait tests all of our faith at many times. God does not recognize the time he designed and bound us with. He sees the past, present, and future all at the same time. We can’t even wrap our limited minds around that statement alone. We can’t understand how it is even possible, yet alone the sovereignty of God’s control woven throughout the scope of eternity in it. We are so worried about the now, the problems of the day, the worry of the future, the weight of the past, yet if we saw the future…..all of that would disappear. We would see the results of countless events, and the worry would disappear. Faith lies in trusting God with it, through it, and by it our faith grows. I have heard there are 365 verses in the Bible about worry, one for each day, and that is of no coincidence, especially for someone who struggles with anxiety and depression such as myself.

2018 is a year I would like to put behind me. From a struggling business that has cost me hours of sleep, and taken years of my life in stress, to the weight of the personal side of me as a father, husband, and spiritual leader of my home. We are unhappy where we live, and I made the decision to put our home on the market, although I did not feel led by God to do so; I was not waiting upon the Lord. We just pulled it from the market, and had to move my business back into the home, to be able to survive. Without great detail, I do believe God clearly does not want us to move, and he has a purpose for us to stay here; I did not wait on God. The ministry side of my life has many sides; I am bold almost to fault, but I live out my faith daily. Our AG Comfort business struggles in a world led by corruption and greed, and we seek to bring integrity back to our industry as a ministry modeled business. God called me to preach at a little church for just over a year, took me to India to open my eyes to his power on a scale I can’t describe, and has brought my testimony full circle to motorcycle ministries. I am humbled beyond words to see how this Need Prayer? racing team is growing, how God is opening doors to conversations, to sharing faith with those who make dirt bikes their gods like I once did. I am amazed at how I see Him at work in my friends within that circle. I am amazed at how he even speaks through me at tracks to those who struggled just as I with what they loved to do, that always falls on Sundays; how I can encourage them to seek God beyond Sundays. I am humbled to see God use my sins, my failures, my struggles with anxiety and depression, all to reach the lost or those struggling with the same; all for his glory alone will I suffer, serve, wait, and point others to Him. I am a simple, uneducated, outspoken, country boy that loves Jesus, and all I am going to do is tell you to seek him every day too. If you will do that, He will take care of the rest. Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Wait may be a “four letter” word, but the reward is worth it.