Renewed Patience

Slowly I'm learning that patience is the truest source of strength because it takes His strength to wait.

We must wait for God to speak and act as He determines in every aspect of our lives. True to His promise those that wait on the Lord will renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31).

The word renew in this verse means to pass on or away similar to the Scripture that tells us we go from strength to strength (Psalms 84:7).

Each day we need a renewed dose of strength to meet whatever we'll face. As we wait on Him, our strength increases because we are at rest that God is in control. We don't need to run about in weary circles trying to coral everything or everyone under our control.

Waiting on God gives a fresh perspective of what battles are important while others are just a skirmish to serve as a distraction to erode our strength.

Perhaps it's the sense as you grow older you become more winded and tired. At fifty you don't have the energy of a seventeen or thirty year old. Your steps slow a bit. You gain wisdom and understanding in life. The sense of preservation increases as you savor a simple sunny morning and the activities of life stirring around you. You take the time to appreciate the ability to breath and to get up in the morning.

Patience takes a mindful and deliberate choice to put a pause on making hasty decisions or rushing to judgment. Simply ask God, "What do you want me to do?"

Wait.

And He will answer.