Waiting and Watching…This Really Got Me

February 27, 2013
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My soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning. Psalm 130:6

2013 is the year God told me to wait. Wait on Him to move. Trust in Him. Rest in His plan. Pray, prepare, and wait.

Grand Canyon Sunset wait

And now in the season of Lent my waiting is taking a new turn. It is watching. Watching Jesus march to the cross. Watching the food I eat as I wait for His death and resurrection.

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Watching for what God is doing now, looking at the past to see His hand moving. If we do not watch as we wait we wait in vain. When we do not expect God to move, we do not watch as we wait.

My friend Julie Gillies in her new book Prayers for a Woman’s Soul wrote:

“There is a vast difference between faith-filled watching, which keeps us in God’s peace as He works, and a demanding sort of expectation, which creations frustration in our hearts when the expectation is not met.”

Wait for the Lord

Faith-filled watching as we wait. Watching that trusts God’s way is best and rests in what He brings about whether it looks good or bad. Waiting for God to move without expectation, but watching to see what He will do. Resting in the wait that He is in control and He is trustworthy. But always, always watching as we wait.

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord,
I wait for God my Savior;
my God will hear me. Micah 7:7

Are you watching as you wait? How can I pray for you? Leave a comment. Then link-up your post about what God is doing in your life.

Angela Mackey

Angela Mackey

Angela is a stumbling woman in need of God’s scandalous grace. Through faith in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, she bears the name Christian. She speaks and writes to make much of this God, His only Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit who lives in her. She graduated college with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and is a Registered Nurse. She also obtained her Masters of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies through Knox Theological Seminary.

4 Comments

  1. Alicia on March 9, 2013 at 10:43 pm

    I was drifting off to sleep today when i heard a whisper in my ear say, “wait for me.” I was alone and so it was just me there. At first i was afraid, but a second later i realized it was God. I think I’ve been impatient over the years, buy i never realized that i have been impatient ultimately with God and his plan for my life. I’ve gone through a very rough emotional time over the past 5 years. But i know God loves me. Now he has told me to wait for him. If anyone could pray for me, that would be great. Thanks.

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  2. Angela Mackey Angela Mackey on March 10, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    I would be honored to pray for and with you Alicia. Waiting is difficult, but God has great plans. It is always good to remember our impatience is often ultimately with God. Blessings.

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    • Alicia on March 29, 2013 at 5:46 pm

      Thank you so much! I really appreciate your prayers and need them. 🙂

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