Weekly Protein (06/11/22)

"My soul waits in silence for God only;
From Him is my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken."

(Psa. 62:1-2, NASB 1978)

Sooner or later things just aren't going to work out the way you want.  That's going to cause you stress.  During such times you have three options:  trust in your own perspective, trust in other people and their solutions, or trust in God.  David decided that the best approach was to wait for God.

Did you ever wonder why waiting can seem so slow?  Isn't it because getting rid of what self wants (or others think) isn't easy or automatic?  If you want to experience the stability and security that comes only from God, then don't detour around waiting.

Here is your weekly protein.

1.  Answer these questions.

        * Do you really believe that waiting for God is worth it?

        * What is the hardest thing (for you) about waiting for God?
2.  Read Psalm 62.

3.  Communicate with your pastor. Ask him or her, “Is waiting for God merely a 

     discipline of passivity or is there an active element?”