Walking and Waiting

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Psalm 143:8

And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. Isaiah 30:18

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left. Isaiah 30:21

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, besides thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth on for him. Isaiah 64:4

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint . Isaiah 40:31

(For we walk by faith, not by sight ;) 2 Cor. 5:7

The essence of walking and waiting to me is, (at this time of my life) walking where my Lord shows the way, waiting when He says to, and sometimes walking, even when it is dark.

There are a multitude of verses about how to walk, but the Lord showed me these. Actually taking steps of action (walking) has to be founded in faith and obedience.

The two words “walking” and “waiting” seem, at first, to be opposed to each other.

Websters 1828 Dictionary
WALKING, ppr. Wauking. Moving on the legs with a slow pace; moving; conducting one’s self.

WAITING, ppr. Staying in expectation.
Waiting on, attending; accompanying; serving.
Waiting for, staying for the arrival of.
Waiting at, staying or attending at in expectation or in service.
In waiting, in attendance.

The Lord does not see these two words in opposition to each other. He couples them all throughout history. We, as His people have one thing that would hinder us from doing both simultaneously-

Bowing our knee!
Submission to Jesus will make us able to both walk, and wait.

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. Psalm 32:8-9
The word “go” means walk.

From the depths of my heart I want to walk and wait in obedience to my Savior. That I would be led by that “still, small voice”, and to know the power of the Holy Spirit in my life.

The other morning as I was reading the Word, I read a comforting and familiar verse.
Isaiah 26:4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever, for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
What gripped my full attention were those small words, “ for ever” . Does my trust in the Lord have longevity? Am I willing to trust when everything is bleak and unknown? Am I willing to trust when it feels like the Lord is silent to me?

Then, it goes on to say, for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength. His everlasting strength for my life and each of my responses to life. His everlasting strength in return for my forever trust in Him.

Be confident in, be bold, secure and feel safe in the Existing One, (eternity past to eternity future) and do this with perpetuity, for ever, because, in the Eternal, Existing One, my precious Heavenly Father, Who sees me and my surrounding circumstances in totality, is an everlasting Rock to run to, and hide in.
My paraphrase.

My mind cannot wrap around this. That God would love me and stoop to comfort me, and so care for me that nothing can stand in His way of protection for me!
Once again, I must bow my head and say, Hallelujah, What a Savior!