Becoming a Woman of Purpose // Chapter 8

Chapter 8: To Wait on God with Hope

Isaiah 64:4
Since ancient times no one has heard,
    no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
    who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.

To stay in place in expectation of; to look forward expectantly; to be ready and available; to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized.

• To learn to wait on God

To wait on God is entirely and unreservedly to refer ourselves to his wise and holy directions and disposals, and cheerfully to acquiesce in them, and comply with them. The servant that waits on his master, chooseth not his own way, but follows his master step by step. Thus must we wait on God, as those that have no will of our own but wait on God, as those that have no will of our own but what is wholly resolved into his, and must therefore study to accommodate our selves to His.

• To hope in God

To wait and to hope are closely related. In The scripture, "hope" and "wait" are often used interchangeably. Waiting seems to be a measure of our hope. Jeremiah beautifully describe his journey of hope and his understanding of what it is to wait. Read his thoughts in Lamentation 3:1-26.

Think about how you wait before God and how steadfast your hope is in Him. 

Isaiah 40:31

but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.

Question to guide your medication.

- What changes can I make in my life that would encourage my waiting upon the Lord?

- How can waiting for and hoping in the Lord give me new strength?