On the Eagles’ Wings

Waiting upon God means a deliberate attempt by an individual to seek the face of God to intervene in a case. The individual does nothing in his or her human wisdom regarding the given situation till God intervenes. Seeking the face of God through prayers, fasting, reading the bible, meditation on the scripture, quiet time, praise and worship. Also recognizing God as the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last. The recognition of God and his powers to do the impossible, gives the individual the confidence and assurance that God will surely step in and turn situation around to his or her benefit. God has promised a plan for those who believe in him, the plan to prosper them and give them a better future. Knowing that God is no man that he will lie but will always bring to pass the promise that he made to his Children, gives us the hope that we need to wait solely on him believing that he will never leave nor forsake us.
Christians should never be tired or weary, nor give up on waiting upon the Lord. For in him alone, there is answer to the multitude of problems that one faces. The book of 2 Corinthians 4:8 states, “ We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair”; on this note any one waiting upon the Lord should not give up, though outwardly one might seem to be wasting time. We should remember that our time is not God’s time. If we believe and persevere to the end, we will surely be victorious.
The word of God is powerful and his words are not empty promises compare to the promise of man. A fellow man will promise to be by your side in good and bad time, unfortunately man has limitations. When the going is good, you have multitude of friends who will stand by you. When the going is bad, some friends will desert you. Your best friend or close relative, who has good intention to assist you in time of need, might fail you because the situation is beyond him or her. Not so with the highest God. There is no situation that is too big for him to handle. The book of Psalm 34:19 states, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivers him from them all”. Psalm 91 tells us that he that dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Once you put your trust in the Most High God, He will save you from the fowler’s snare and from deadly pestilence. In Psalm 91:15, He promised that he will be with us in trouble and will rescue and honor us. God clearly moves in his own might and power to intervene in such a way that is in accordance with his will to solve our problems. The will of God for us is to give us a brighter and better future.
Because our ways are not his ways nor our time his time, we must learn to wait patiently upon the Lord in our different live situations in order that he will work out our situations to match his will for our life. We must remember that Jesus said that he has a plan for each of us. And because each individual is uniquely made, God’s promise to his children is certain. He said that He knows the plan he has for you, the plan to give you hope and a future. He knows the plan he has for each person especially those who serve him. Gods’ plans for those who serve him, he said are plans for good and not for destruction. Evidence of his plan for his children can be seen in the fact that He was crucified for our sake. He took our place on the cross .In order for him to set us free from bondage of sin and the wages of sin, he died on the cross for you and me so that we might have life in abundance.
Waiting upon the Lord is neither an easy decision nor an easy task. The waiting period is not a simple task because as you try to pray, maintain patience, read the word, hold on to your faith, work in the spiritual, the devil will manifest in several ways to distract your attention, pull you down or pull you away from your quiet time with God. However just like the eagle. drawing strength from God, God will keep you focused and strengthened.
There are situations that might look so humongous that we think there is no way out. However, these are the kinds of situations that we need to use the word of God to uproot. We must remember that there is nothing that is too big for God to do; that there is no mountain that he cannot move. God encourages us to be strong and courageous, not to be afraid or terrified because of what we are going through, for He will be with us and will never leave nor forsake us. We should not be discouraged when it seems like we are not making head way. The Lord will go before us to smoothen things out. The Lord works in the spiritual to smoothen out our issues. At the right time, he will manifest the result in the physical. Instead of throwing in the towel when we encounter blocks we must reaffirm faith and reinforce our commitment to hold on to him.
Experiencing the true joy and grasping the full meaning of “Those that wait upon the Lord…..” comes with spiritual attachment to the Most High God, serving him in truth honesty and being consistent in faith. The recognition and acceptance of the fact that God is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, enables you to stay calm and hold on to your faith.