The Intertwining of Our Hearts With Our Father God

 I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.  Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord.   Psalm 27:13-14 (NASB)

Friend, fellow-traveler on this journey of life; may I remind you and if this is your first read on wait - wait is to bind together (perhaps by twisting), to collect, gather, look, expect and as we wait on the Lord; we bind ourselves to Him, intertwining our hearts with His to discover something greater than ourselves.

When I look around at the conditions of the world and the choices I see people making, my heart can constrict and it can cause a moment of panic.  I certainly feel the weight of despair, of feeling faint as the KJV adds.  My heart loses the courage to stay, and sometimes to truly live.  And I sense the disappointment that David must've felt as He expected to see God in this land of the living.  He, too, felt the weight of angst, running for his life, of feeling weary and he reminds us of something greater than ourselves.

The verse that follows is so key and quite appropriate for a way forward - it's to wait.  We bind ourselves to God, intertwining our weakness with His strength.  We intertwine our faith with His ability and we find courage to keep living.

Wait.

Be strong.

Take courage.

Yes, wait.

Whatever causes your shoulders to droop and your heart to race, take it to Jesus.  Intertwine your sorrow with His hope and find the courage to live.  Intertwine your angst with His peace and find His rest.  Intertwine your heart with His and discover a hope beyond your wildest understanding.  Wait on the Lord, yes, wait on the Lord.