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Isaiah 40:31, But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

There are those times our strengths and abilities are just not able to get us through situations we face.  Our attempts to take care of the situation, our self-sufficiency have failed.  What do we do then?

To wait upon the Lord is to trust fully in Him with our lives.  It involves looking to Him as our source of help and grace in a time of need.  In the journey of faith, we exercise faith to rely on the Lord to guide us through what we are facing.  Those who wait on the Lord are promised the strength of God to renew or revive us in the midst of trial, temptation or fear in one’s life.

Trusting the Lord fully gives us the ability to rise above the difficulties as an eagle to ascend into the sky toward heaven.  It is necessary to understand that this does not mean God takes us out of the difficulty.  There is much to learn and growth (maturity) occurs in the midst of difficulties.  No, this is a time we “press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14).  We are promised the ability to run spiritually without becoming tired and walk steadily without fainting at God’s delay(s).  We do so according to God’s commands, cheerfully and in perseverance with the knowledge that at some time we shall reap the benefits God has intended for us.

Apply this to the situation you face today.  Are you worried about today and the future?  Or are you placing your faith in the Lord who has promised to always be with you in everything you face.  Are you looking to the One who gives you the strength to walk with Him in the peace that only He can give?  Your strengths, abilities, and wisdom compare little to the One who created the universe and everything in it; place your trust in Him and rest assured all is well when you do.

Read 1 Peter1:3-5 and be encouraged.  “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”

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