What Does Waiting Look Like?

“And while staying (eating) with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, 'you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with (in) the Holy spirit not many days from now'.” -Acts 1:4-5 (ESV)

What does waiting look like? What do you do, when you wait?

I can “wait” for my dreams to come true – which unfortunately for some means sitting around and doing nothing.

I can “wait” on tables, which is anything but passive – in fact a “waiter” at a restaurant is an active server.

I can “wait” on the Lord as I look for Him, centering myself, focusing, paying attention, resting, putting my spirit on alert for Him.

I can “wait” for God in hope and service and seeking, or I can become discouraged, weary, or distracted.

Waiting can be an awesome, exciting time of anticipation! Do you remember what your heart felt as you waited for you wedding day? And waiting can be mind numbing boredom and staring into oblivion as you wait for that magic number on the clock to strike three so that you can get out of school... finally. I remember both.

What does waiting look like... for you?

“All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary, the mother of Jesus...” -Acts 1:14 (ESV)

“Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!” -Psalm 105:4

The direct response of that early bunch of 120 followers of Jesus to their Lord's command to wait was to gather together, and to devote themselves to prayer. For them, that is what waiting looked like.

What does waiting look like for you? February 1st to 21st we are turning our hearts to a season of waiting on the Lord for His Presence, His Power, and His Living Grace to be manifested in our lives. We'll be worshiping a half hour before our scheduled services and a half hour afterwards. I'm wondering what else will transpire, and what waiting will look like – for us.

“When you said 'Seek my face', my heart said to You, 'Your face, LORD I will seek'.” -Psalm 27:8 (NKJV)

Seeking His Heart With You,
Pastor Tom