How to Be Saved

"When It's Wise to Wait"
Psalm 27:14

Waiting upon the Lord is one of the most essential, yet most difficult, Aspect’s of Christian living. It requires patience, faith, and trust, but the bonus is that it also builds all three of these characteristics.

When God's Word admonishes us to wait upon the Lord, it simply is telling us to remain in our current circumstances until He gives us further instructions. He wants us to direct our attention toward Him while simultaneously expecting a clear directive or intervention from Him. It is not a passive time; it is a choice to actively and consciously wait upon His answer.

Why is it wise to wait upon God? There are four primary reasons:
* God gives us very clear direction only when we wait to receive it. one of the enemy's traps is to convince us to do what the rest of the world is doing, but it is easier to know God's will when we are walking in the Spirit.

* God uses waiting time to get us in step with Him because our decisions affect other people. When we get ahead of Him, it can have a decisive impact on those around us.

* God uses waiting time to prepare us for the answer. Often, we want blessing’s for which God knows we are not ready.

* God uses waiting time to build our faith and to turn our attention to certain aspects of our lives, like sin that He wants us to cease.