Do you not know?
Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of
the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. He
gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power.
Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet
those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; they will mount up with
wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, and they will walk and not
become weary. Isaiah 40:28-31
In our bible study
this week, we were asked to give our favorite bible verse and this is one that
one of the ladies said was her favorite.
She talked about how it meant a lot to her because she often felt like
she is not soaring, but flapping very hard, trying to soar.
That is the story
with most of us. We don’t read the fine
print so to speak. The bible verse says
that yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new
strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get
tired, and they will walk and not become weary.
If we pay attention to what this verse
says, we will realize that God is the one who will make us soar, not our own
efforts. I know this describes how I
feel so much of the time. I am flapping
and flapping and I look around it does not seem like anything is getting
done. I am going around in circles and
have nothing to show for all my effort.
God tells us that He will carry
us. He will give us strength and He will increase our power. Even the young stumble and grow weary, but if
we just wait, if we just allow Him to be the wind beneath our wings, we will
soar like eagles. We will not grow tired
and weary, we will soar…in His power. Flapping your wings and getting
nowhere will make you very weary and tired.
It is a fruitless effort and when we let God do it for us, we can rest
in Him.
Waiting
is often difficult because we equate it with inactivity and feeling
nonproductive. We are not good at waiting
patiently by human nature. But waiting,
which can also be translated as hoping, means to wait with expectation; to look
for. The implication is that we are waiting and watching with expectation
towards what God is going to do. You
don’t want to miss the blessing that God has for you because you are busy
making your own blessing. You don’t want
to miss the take-off. You don’t want to
miss the scenery when He lifts you on wings like eagles.
Sometimes
God has us wait to prepare us. Maybe He
is renewing your strength. We panic
because we need to feel like we are doing something. If we aren’t flapping, we aren’t solving the
problem or making progress. But God may
just want you to be still and wait.
Wait.
The
other thing about these verses that I love is the fact that it says we will
soar like eagles. It does not say we will be eagles, we will soar like
eagles. There is a difference. God will transform you but He most likely
will transform you into what He has planned.
He may not plan for you to be an eagle.
He may want you to be a sparrow.
If that is the case, stop flapping your wings trying to fly like an
eagle when He intends for you to soar…like a sparrow.
Trying to do things
in our own power is exhausting. Flapping
your wings constantly will wear you out and get your nowhere. Trust God, wait patiently for His timing and
enjoy the ride.
Scripture to Claim:
"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD." Psalm 27:17
"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD." Psalm 27:17
