I have been mostly absent from my blog for about a week because I went to my sister’s home in Richmond and had a mini family reunion. My brother and his wife came from Colorado, my daughter and her family came from Pennsylvania, my youngest son and his family came from Maryland and my eldest son and his family came from another small town in Virginia. We were all together for two very hectic and busy days, after months of waiting and planning. We knew this day was coming, so we made plans for it. We knew the restaurant that we would go to in order to celebrate my sister’s birthday. We knew that we wanted to be together as much as possible and that my sister’ s small condo would not accommodate everyone. We planned and went to places that we could all see and talk to each other. But, my point is, we waited, but we planned while we were waiting.

God’s Word says that we need to wait for God continually. That means on an ongoing basis, we wait for God. But we also plan for Him to act on our behalf and for His glorious return.

Each day is a new day to hold on tightly to God’s mercy and justice. We know that there is little in our world today that we, as Christians, can approve of. There are murders of the unborn or in some states, the newly born; there are stories of an ever-growing drug epidemic; there is homelessness and hopelessness among some; and finally, there is the increasing hostility towards all things “religious.” What are we to do? We are to wait on God, every minute and every hour of every day. We should be waiting with expectation. Just as I knew that my brother’s flight was going to land and I was going to see him after three long years, so should we wait for the actions of God. He will not always be silent; He does act on our behalf if we just have our spiritual eyes open. I had to do a lot of praying while I was gone, sending up silent prayers to my Father in Heaven to work out details of this whole trip and to keep me from speaking my mind when I got frustrated over events that were beyond my control. Holding tightly to God, I made it through six days of staying in a place where God is not honored or worshipped. I got to testify some, but mostly, I prayed for peace and a good visit. God acted and brought peace to a situation that seemed to be out of control. Frequently, God intervenes for us. Many times, His intervention comes after we have waited, expectantly hoping and praying for Him to show Himself strong for us. God is for us…and so we continually, constantly wait for Him to free us from situations or to help us through them. I’m so grateful that I returned to the Lord over four decades ago and that I return to His altar daily, recognizing His mercy, justice and grace and His sovereignty. God is good and He wants good for us. We just have to wait…as long as it takes. His answer will always come just in time! Blessings to all of you who wait and especially to those who wait with expectation! Maranatha!