Seeking and Waiting on the Lord

I just wanted to write a quick note of thanks to all those who are so supportive in our adoption process. To all those who call or email to ask "Have you heard anything yet??!!" It's great to have people walking beside us who are eagerly anticipating our baby almost as much as we are. At times it gets a little hard to just be "waiting" and this morning the Lord impressed on me some scriptures which I found to be very encouraging. I wanted to share some of them. They all center around seeking the Lord and waiting for the Lord:

"I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears." - Psalm 34:4
"The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him." - Lamentations 3:25
"Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." - Isaiah 40:31
"Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him." - Psalm 37:7
"Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord." - Psalm 27:14
"Behold this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation." - Isaiah 25:9

I hope these verses serve to encourage you as much as they encourage me. No matter what you are going through, it's nice to be reminded of how good the Lord is. He is definitely worth waiting on. We sometimes not necessarily forget, but we just take this for granted and don't really focus on it like we should.