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•A Prayer to Wait and Hope•By Anthony Valente👉 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I hope. (Psalm 130:5)Everything in life requires us to wait. We wait to be born, we wait to start school, we wait to learn to drive, we wait to graduate from school. We wait for a job, a spouse, a child, and a promotion. Amid all these monumental moments, there are a million little moments of learning to wait for smaller things.Waiting for something though does not often come easy, quick, or even in the way that we sometimes want or dream that it should be. Life has a way of twisting and turning that can leave us depleted and discouraged. Circumstances, people, and health can cause everything in life to change in an instant.No matter what twists and turns life is bringing your way today, you can take encouragement from these words in Psalm 130:5: I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I hope. The first phrase is so powerful. “I wait for the Lord.” This is a positional determination. This is saying that in your current circumstances, you will choose to wait for God to do things in His way and in His time. It is waiting in faith, despite the circumstances you see, or the opinions of those around you. It is standing on the promises of God’s word and trusting He is moving in hearts and circumstances around you, so that His will be done. The next phrase “my soul waits” reflects a personal determination. This is saying that with all my emotions and thoughts, I will choose to wait for the Lord to be God. I will wait for God to move in His way. It is making the determination to not allow fear and frustration to overwhelm your heart or to steal the fruit of the spirit from your life (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control).The last phrase of this verse: “in His word I hope” lies the answer to us even beginning to learn how to wait for the Lord. This is a spiritual determination. This is choosing to dig deeper into studying the Bible. It is intentionally reminding yourself of the promises in the Bible and learning to not be afraid or discouraged by the circumstances of your life. It is learning to exercise your faith as you journey forward, setting your hopes on the promises God gives in His word. We can have hope as we wait because we can absolutely believe that God’s Word is true.“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, in His word I hope.” Let this be the focus of your heart, thoughts and life today. Let this be the source of your strength. Make the decision to put yourself in this active position of trust and rest as you wait on the Lord, knowing that every single detail about your life is absolutely in God’s very capable hands. Let us pray.✝️ God, I wait for You. My heart is eager but I will wait on Your timing. Help me prepare my heart and my actions to be ready for instruction. Speak clearly to me so I know how to serve and glorify You better.Thank You that in Your word, I have hope. Thank You that this hope fills me and strengthens me as I wait on You amid these challenging circumstances I am walking through. Thank You that I can rest in You, knowing that You will do things in Your time, and in Your way, and that You are working everything out for my good. I trust and love You Lord.In Jesus’ Name, I pray,AMEN 🙏 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.(Romans 5:3-4)But they who wait for 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.(Isaiah 40:31)For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.(Jeremiah 29:11)I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!(Psalm 27:13-14)May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.(Romans 15:13)The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.(2 Peter 3:9)The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.(Lamentations 3:25)Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.(Hebrews 11:1)Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.(James 5:7-8)For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.(Romans 8:24-25)Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.(Proverbs 3:5-6)Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.(James 1:2-4)And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.(Romans 8:28)Never let the fire in your heart go out. Keep it alive. Serve the Lord. When you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. When you pray, be faithful. (Romans 12:11-12)Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.(1 John 2:6)(pic verse)And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”(Revelation 21:3-4)Artist 👨‍🎨 I Am With You Always - David Delfeld