Laments + Poetry
I don’t just mourn; I long for God to end the pain. I know God is sovereign. I know He is good. His promises are in the Scripture. I believe in God’s power to deliver. I know the tomb is empty, and Jesus is alive. And yet I still experience pain and sorrow. This is my language for living between the poles of a hard life and trusting in God’s sovereignty.
![I feel anxious the most when I find myself in prolonged season of waiting. What about you?
The footnote in my Bible about this verse says, “The root word of the word for ‘wait’ can mean ‘to whirl’ or ‘to be in labor [give birth].’ What an unusual concept for waiting on God. We may feel like we’re being whirled around by our circumstances, but in the end, our season of waiting gives birth to greater things.”
The most important fruit ever produced in our lives may come from faithfully doing good while we wait because God has more for us than merely waiting for Him. He has for us to do right now, right where we are.
Trusting the Lord is casting, not carrying, our anxieties. When we slowly change our gaze from what we’re waiting for and look around, we’ll discover more ways to do good right now, where we are.
Trust in the Lord, and do good, dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. (Psalm 37:3).
What are you waiting for? How are you waiting? May we - you and I - wait well. Let’s look around and do something good.](https://www.emmylouiman.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)