I Wait For Thee All the Day

“Lead me in Thy truth and teach me, for Thou art the God my salvation; for Thee I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:5

I have spoken these words back to you and to my own heart countless times. Pacing, knowing that if I don’t believe, the only other option is despair. What hope do I have apart from You? To disbelieve these Words is to doubt who You are and set myself up as in idol, one who knows better. You are the God of my salvation! I declare it with more intensity each time.  My roots in You are deepening.

The temptation to give in to impatience, to stop waiting on You and believing that You will lead me and teach me, is fierce. I have an enemy who does not want me to believe this of You. But You’re showing me that this practice of coming into the secret place, of declaring Your word to my heart and saying it back to You, gives life. I don’t fully understand how it works, and sometimes, it feels like I am sowing nothing. But you gently remind me that I am sowing life—and I will reap life, in time. Sometimes it happens instantly and sometimes, like recently, it takes time.

You are strengthening my weak knees. You are showing me fruit of hard work, work that I can’t even do apart from the Good Deposit You’ve put in me. Thank You for leading me in Your truth and teaching me. Through these times of fixing my eyes on You with a steeled determination, a harvest of joy always comes—even if in a little while.

I love You, God of my salvation. I choose to wait for You, all the day.