From the moment of conception, we begin waiting (waiting 9 months to be born!). Then we have to wait until we're old enough to cross the street alone, dive a car, finish school, graduate from college, get a job, find a mate and marry, conceive and have a child. And when we are old, we wait for the end of life.
Though waiting is natural, it is still very difficult! If you have to wait for someone who's late, or if you're expecting something important in the mail, or if you're waiting for the phone to ring, it can almost drive you crazy! Why? Because waiting means you're not in control; someone else is.
Waiting on the Lord, however, is a different matter. He is in control. And when God delays, He has a reason. This is why waiting on God is one of the most spiritually rewarding things we do. Waiting causes you to be more dependent on God; it causes you to be more attentive to Him, more alert. It makes you more sensitive to your sin—knowing it may hinder you from hearing God. Waiting makes you a better 'servant': a 'server.'
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