“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.” — Psalm 130:5-6; NLT

There is a song based on Psalm 130 that has played on repeat in my heart. Recently, the melody and lyrics of the chorus have greeted me when I wake in the morning.  

“I will wait for you, I will wait for you, on your word I will rely. I will wait for you, surely wait for you, ’til my soul is satisfied.” 

Yet, this morning was different. This wasn’t the cry of my heart toward God, but His heart to mine.  

Krishana, I will wait for you, I will wait for you, on My word I will rely. I will wait for you, surely wait for you, ’til your soul is satisfied.  

Sometimes I get flustered when I know someone is waiting for me. Or other times I’m stubborn and complacent — let them wait.  

But there was something rich about this invitation from the One who wants to satisfy me deeply.  

Lord, I’m not where I want to be.  

Krishana, I know exactly where you are. I see you. I know you. I love you — deeply. I don’t wait for you as someone tapping my foot. Or asking, Where have you been?! I wait as your Father.  

“So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him” (Luke 15:20, NIV).  

Reflect: 

“The  Lord  is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust” — Psalm 103:8-14, NIV

Put yourself in that scene from Luke 15. What’s it like to see your heavenly Father waiting for you with compassion? What happens next?  

Which promised character quality of God do you wrestle with — God’s compassion, grace, slow to anger, abounding in love, etc.?  

Invite God to speak into this scene from Luke 15 and/or your wrestling with His promised character. Maybe it’s through silent prayer, journaling, being in nature, or creating something new.