Magnificent Life

"Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD." Psalm 27:14 Waiting Upon the Lord is like a farmer waiting for the rain to come and water his crops. He knows he cannot do anything to make the rain faster, but he must trust that it will come in God's timing, even though waiting upon the Lord goes beyond praying and expecting the answer to our prayers. But our action must be deliberate and aimed to draw the attention of God to the present situation or matter at hand because everything we do must involve seeking the face and mind of God over an issue for instruction and direction. Therefore, waiting upon the Lord requires patience, persistence, consecration, and a high level of sensitivity. Let us look at the prayer of Habakkuk: "I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the Lord answered me, and said, write the vision, and make it plain upon