Keep Waiting

“For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” Habakkuk 2:3


If you want to treat your triggers effectively and successfully, there is one final thing you must do. While you’re weeping, keep working. While you’re weeping, keep worshipping. But lastly, while you’re weeping, keep WAITING.

Israel’s elders and Levites, along with some of the older saints, became so emotional that it became difficult to distinguish between the noise of the praise and the noise of their tears. They wept because of some of the things that had been done to their city.

Their efforts thus far were encouraging, but they couldn’t afford to stop, they couldn’t quit. This was just the foundation! And that means they would have to continue to build until the work was complete. That means it would take more time for the outcome they desired to be realized.

You may be wondering when your desired outcome will come to fruition. You may be working, and you may be worshipping, put you must keep waiting. That pain may be sitting like a thorn in your side, and you are calling out to God to remove it. But there is a reason why it is there. Sometimes the question isn’t, “God why won’t you remove this thorn,” but “God, what do you want me to learn during this time, how do I need to grow emotionally, mentally, and spiritually?”

In this life, we will experience suffering. The rain falls on the just and the unjust alike. It is a part of the human condition. There will be things that trigger parts of our past that cause real pain. And although we can weep, we must keep going. We must keep working. We must keep worshipping. And even then, the time is not done. We must keep waiting until God is ready for a change!