The enemy does a number on us, keeping us so preoccupied with past traumas, addictions, keeping us doing, going and running from everything that does not give us comfort and immediate gratification in our lives. This busy state keeps us from focusing and being able to rest and wait on the Lord. The enemy is a master at his craft.

But as God’s children, a member of his divine family, we only need to remember to be still and rely on our divine father, nothing is too great for our father. I’ve been reading a lot recently on the topic of sitting is solitude and waiting on God. We see that throughout the bible we are instructed to wait on the Lord, to be still, so we can hear what the Lord is trying to tell or show us.

One of the books I have listed on my recommended books page “Waiting on God, a 31-day Adventure into the Heart of God” by Andrew Murray, gives an amazing insight into the concept of what waiting on God is. It’s a view I had not thought of before reading the book.

So why do we avoid or neglect this seemly easy task of waiting on the Lord, sitting in solitude, to hear what He has to say to us?

For me, I know my lack of patience, the preoccupation and busyness I seem to always be bogged down with, leads me to struggle with sitting quietly, to listen to the Lord. It is only through the Lord himself that I can sit in solitude.

In reflection, I am waiting for the Lord, to permeate or saturate my being. This is a marination by the Holy Spirit. I desire that He soaks into every part of my being, to become my DNA.

Here are a few versus I like to reflect on:

Lamentations 3:25-26 NIV – The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Micah 7:7 NIV – But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

Psalm 27:14 NIV – Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.