Tracy
2/28/2026
1:46:50 PM | |  | |
STREAMS IN THE DESERT by L.B. COWMAN
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him.
Psalm 37:7
Have you prayed and prayed, and waited and waited, and
still you see no evidence of an answer? Are you tired of
seeing no movement? Are you at the point of giving up?
Then perhaps you have not waited in the right way, which
removes you from the right place --- the place where the
Lord can meet you.
"Wait for it patiently" (Rom. 8:25). Patience eliminates
worry. The Lord said He would come, and His promise is
equal to His presence. Patience eliminates weeping.
Why feel sad and discouraged? He knows your needs
better than you do, and His purpose in waiting is to receive
more glory through it. Patience eliminates self-works.
"The work of God is this: to believe" (John 6:29), and once
you believe, you may know all is well. Patience eliminates
all weakness. Instead of thinking of waiting as being
wasted time, realize that God is preparing His resources
and strengthening you as well. Patience eliminates all
wobbling. "He touched me and raised me to my feet"
(Dan. 8:18). God's foundations are steady, and when we have His patience within, we are steady while we wait.
Patience yields worship. Sometimes the best part of
praiseful waiting is experiencing "great endurance and
patience . . . joyfully" (Col. 1:11). While you wait, "let [all
these aspects of] patience have her perfect work"
(James 1:4 KJV), and you will be greatly enriched. (C.H.P.)
Hold steady when the fires burn,
When inner lessons come to learn,
And from this path there seems no turn ----
"Let patience have her perfect work." (L.S.P.) |
