Help for the Wait

The other day I was standing in line at the grocery store when the person in front of me had an item that needed a price check.

This would’ve been fine, except for the fact that I had to go pick my kids up from school and I was worried about the time.

One minute passed.

Then two.

It seems like seconds ticked into forever as I stood in line, waiting.

After what seemed like an eternity, someone from the produce department located the price for the item and the person in front of me finished paying. I barely made it to my kids school on time.

Let’s face it; waiting isn’t fun.

Yet life is filled with waiting, isn’t it?

And often, that waiting — whether it’s for something little like getting through the line at the grocery store, or something big like test results from the doctor or news about our finances or our job –can be hard.

And sometimes, the hardest thing to wait for in life is answer to prayer.

But one thing that can really help if you’re in that place of waiting, that place that sometimes feels like forever, is taking a few minutes to remember the times God has been faithful in the past. The times He’s answered your prayers.

I love the Lord,
Because he listens to my prayers for help.
He paid attention to me,
So I will call to him for help as long as I live.
The ropes of death bound me,
And the fear of the grave took hold of me.
I was troubled and sad.
Then I called out the name of the Lord.
I said, “Please, Lord, save me!
The Lord is kind and does what is right;
Our God is merciful.
Psalm 116:1-5

Remembering all the times God has answered your prayers can remind you that He’s still there. And that He’s listening.

And focuing on that, and the fact that God is faithful and that He cares, can go a long way in helping you while you wait.