Wait Well

Today is day 1 of our monthly fast, and our theme next month is be still. Which begs the question, is being still an option or a requirement? When was the last time you were still and waited for something that gave no clue or assurance of its arrival? Waiting is inevitable but waiting well is optional and includes stillness. When we’re still we’re surrendered and attuned to the voice of God for all direction. Challenging yet rewarding, for in our stillness we meet God. 


Psalm 46:10 reads “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” The word for be still in Hebrew is rapa, pronounced raw-faw, which means to sink, relax, let drop. It's as though in being still we release a burden by letting all striving go and allowing the Lord to truly govern a situation and change our perspective of our circumstances, reminding ourselves He is a good Father. The above verse also reads “know that I am God.” God is God, with no help of us, and He is able to completely transform any situation we face.


“David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.” (2 Samuel 5:4) David’s journey to kingship was arduous and filled with many opportunities to doubt the  anointing upon his life. And yet, David exemplified the art of being still, after prophecy, in the midst of adversity. A prophetic word can often birth premature action before actualization. And as we read through Samuel we see David is more committed to God than experiencing His promise. And this is quite profound. 


Are we able to wait and rest in God, even when we cannot see the manifestation of His promises. Or are His promises what anchor us to Him?


David, known as a man after God’s own heart writes, “one thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” (Psalm 27:4) 


Part of being still is shifting our focus from the things that we desire, to the Author of our faith. We have to trust “that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28) God is the best gift giver. And He has already given us the greatest gift Himself. May we steward our relationship with God, treasure Him, and trust the path of righteousness He is leading us on.


May you read and pray the below scriptures 


Psalm 27:8 

“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.”

Psalm 27:14

“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.”

Psalm 62:1 

"My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation."


Today may we repent for anytime we wanted anything in this life more than God. May we sit today with the Lord, intentionally, no devices, no distractions and usher in His presence through worship. May we ponder upon His goodness and allow that to inform our heart posture. May the Lord lead us as we surrender during this time, and learn to sit, dwell and be still in His presence. 

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