Are you currently waiting for someone else to make a decision that will affect your life? Things such as a banker approving a loan, an employer making a decision as to whether or not you are hired; a buyer to purchase your home?

It is easy to grow discouraged as the wait drags on, isn’t it?

I am currently in waiting-mode and in my quiet time today, I received a very important reminder from Jesus.

We are not waiting for anyone else but HIM.

…for You (You only and altogether) do I wait (expectantly), all day long. —Psalms 25:5

I wait for and expect You. —Psalms 25:21

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and steadfast love. —Psalms 25:10

These verses tell me a couple of things:

1) Our destiny is NOT in the hands of any man, no matter what the situation looks like. He is firmly on His Throne and He is entirely sovereign.

It is God who sits above the circle of the earth and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. —Isaiah 40:22

No one—no matter how powerful he or she may be in the earthly realm— is capable of thwarting His good plan for your life.

I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, “My purpose shall stand and I will do all that I please.” —Isaiah 46:10

2) We are ultimately waiting for His perfect timing (which is hardly ever ours!). Never forget that He alone sees the big picture. We don’t. He knows what He is doing at all times, regardless of how the situation looks to us.

3) We are not to wait in stress, anxiousness, or hand-wringing. We are to wait expectantly for our Savior, who can only do us good!

4) ALL the paths He leads us along are for our good—even when we do not get the answer or outcome we were hoping for and must begin walking a path we did not ever want to take. As Psalm 25:10 reminds us, His actions are ALWAYS done in mercy and steadfast love. We are surrounded by His mercy and steadfast love at ALL times, both in celebration and heartache.

Remember that Jesus’ resources are infinite. Nothing is impossible with Him.

You are in excellent hands.

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