Psalm 27:14 English Standard Version (ESV) Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

Yesterday we spoke of spiritual loneliness and this was verse of the day from Biblegateway.

This begs the question, “What are we waiting for?”

David’s psalm is a king’s cry from a position of defense from attacks we cannot begin to relate to in our own personal lives. We do not have King David’s responsibility, we do not have his authority, and the problems we face today do not compare in context considering how much the world has advanced in the field of technology and the speed in which events happen.

What can compare is the honesty and confession of the condition which is in us. What is it we are waiting on? What do we expect of God? What have we asked of Him?

James 4:3 English Standard Version (ESV) You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

Think of passions as emotions. We so often allow our emotions to lead our prayers in asking God to fix what is wrong according to our own desires. Asking for things to change according to our desires places God in a position to ignore our requests that are either in opposition to His will or that are detrimental to our relationship with Him.

So often it seems as if He is telling us not to ask for these things but when all we want is what we want, we stop listening to anything that does not satisfy our emotions. Insisting on getting our own way will cause us to ignore what God is doing around us during these times. God is always at work and yet we wait for answers to our own desires.

What are we to do while waiting on the Lord?

Genesis 2:18 English Standard Version (ESV) Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”

We begin life alone. We are formed in the womb alone. When we enter this world we are placed in the hands of those who love us. From that moment we are never alone again.

Then why so some of us enter into a crowded room and feel alone? What is it about us that causes us to feel lonely when we are not? Rather than try to explain complicated psychological conditions let us keep this phenomenon in the spiritual realm.

Perhaps we are spiritually alone. Perhaps God is calling to us to be in a close personal relationship with Him. When mankind is born into the world we are all spiritually dead. Our spirit is quickened by God when we are born again. This quickening means we will never be alone again.

Hebrews 13:5 English Standard Version (ESV) Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Let us not blame money for the problem. Our affections can be drawn away from Christ by many things, perhaps anything. If we ignore our responsibility in any relationship we will eventually feel alone. The things of the world cannot love us. If our affections have wandered away from Christ, we will feel alone even when we are not.

Many have witnessed that even in service we can get so caught up in obedience that we neglect the personal side of our relationship with Christ. Many rich have allowed the pursuit of wealth to ruin their family life. Children feel estranged and wives look for affection elsewhere.

Not so with Christ. If we stop listening, He will stop talking until we turn and pay attention to our relationship with Him. That creates spiritual loneliness which can only be corrected by us.