What do you wait for? A spouse? Honor? Heaven? Vacation? Relationships? Strength? Our desires often run so deep we feel our lives are insufficient without their fulfillment. We think that not having what we wish for is what is making us unhappy-but it isn’t. Our sins are the ultimate cause of our unhappiness.
The answer to our problem is not getting what we want but understanding the source of true joy. Only those that wait on the Lord comprehend true happiness. As youths we tend to be confident in our own strength. We think, “If only I try harder I will be content.” Yet, no matter how hard we try, we cannot find contentment. Only by waiting on the Lord-putting our entire trust in him-can we revive our strength.
Have you ever been tired of the battle? How often does it seem the enemy’s unrelenting attack will never end? Are you tired of trying to be good, tired of attempting to reach the standards put before you? Come to the Fountain of Life and He shall revive your strength.
Imagine being able to fly the height of an eagle. You could see the world for what it is-a mere speck in a vast universe. No longer would the journey of life be drudgery. Instead, you would be free to fly within the bounds of your Creator. Even more, you could see the Kingdom of God grow in far more places than your little community.
Through Christ we can fly. Not physically, of course, but spiritually. Instead of seeing the law as a chain bound around us by a cruel master, we can see that flying only happens by means of the freeing bounds of the commands of God. The psalmist explains this well in Psalm 119:103-104. “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth. I gain understanding form your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.”
-Jewel
Dieum declectare, Dieu laudes decorare
