Psalm 37:7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

I have been praying for a Godly thing. I know it is right because God placed me in a position of responsibility, stewardship in this matter. I pray and I pray and still I do not see my prayers answered. I believe I am being patient yet I fret.

I do not fret over others getting their way. In this, my request, there is none to compare. Those that have gained by wicked devices of my enemy do not concern me. They are not party to my concerns.

If I have to be brutally honest with myself here, it is my failure to rest in the Lord. I have not for all practical purposes laid it at the feet of my Lord. That takes sacrifice and I am so concerned for another, having great love and sincere hope, that I have found it difficult, if not impossible, to rest in the Lord.

We talk a good game. We believe. We trust. We hope in right promises. We wait patiently, or least tell ourselves we are patient, but do our actions and attitudes look anything like rest? Probably not. It is after all within our nature, as stewards, to want to do something about these situations we are so passionately commit to obey. Is resting even an option?

Considering I am unable to make these things happen, then I have no choice but to wait on He who can. My sleepless nights tell me I am not at rest. I find myself once again in that helpless position of having to ask the Lord, “Help me do that thing I cannot do for myself. Teach me Your Way and hold me up in it.”