One of the core disciplines to living a Spirit-empowered life is that of learning to wait. Often times the Spirit of God is brooding as in the Genesis narrative, simply causing us to wait until the appointed time! In my personal experience this waiting process can be fraught with frustration, however, God is working towards the greater purpose of our lives. We must realize that through waiting God’s spirit is drawing us into a greater place of trust and abandonment of self-will. It is also here in the solitude of waiting where God is proving our hearts to see if we are genuinely resting in him. Catherine of Genoa illuminated the concept of resting and waiting when she wrote, “When God finds a soul that rests in him and is not easily moved, he operates within it in his own manner” (Foster: 182) She goes on to say, “This same soul he gives the joy of his presence which entirely absorbs such a soul” (Foster: 182) Therefore, we can conclude that waiting on God is part and parcel to the “presencing” process.
Today, believers must resist the temptation for immediate gratification and embrace the rewards of waiting. The Spirit-empowered believer embraces the concept of, “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD” (Psalms 27:14, KJV). All initiants of the Spirit-empowered life who embrace the process of waiting are blessed with promise, strength and direction. Isaac Penington reminds each of us, “Wait for the breathings to you from his Spirit” (Foster: 207) These “breathings” or promptings, born of waiting, provide a “true” northerly direction for the willing soul.
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The Lord has often used those times of waiting to cleanse and prepare our spirits. While waiting upon the Lord, we’re gifted with the realization of our utter brokenness and dependence upon His wisdom, guidance, and vision. As our personal motives are revealed, humility can then guide our prayers toward His greater purpose. God help us to always choose to exercise patience that we may find you waiting upon us in the cool of the day amongst the trees of the garden.