A Word for 2013

2013

will be the year of waiting

and I don't like waiting

Wait.

Lord, I can't possibly choose wait as my one word. It's ugly.

Can you give me something {anything} else?

I like to rush. Hurry. I want things done fast. With furry. Lightning-quick. Speedy.

But I know I will have to wait . . .

. . .for important documents, for our dossier to be approved, for answers to grant applications, for continued funding, for a referral.

I should be an expert at waiting by now. But I'm not. And I know I don't want wait as my word. Won't wear it heavy, around my wrist or neck. 

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint. 

Right. My focus should not be on the wait. It should go beyond that.

When I wait on the Lord (which is who I'm really waiting on . . . not doctors or employers or case workers or government officials or donors), my strength will be renewed. As I wait, I give up my will and long for His.

I will wait, Lord, because you will renew. Renew. Yes, renew. I can live with that one for a year.

renew
{resume Your work in me
revive my faith
regenerate my hope
reestablish me in Your Word
rebuild my foundation on You
refresh my thirst for grace}

Renew me, Lord.

Renew my strength. {Isaiah 40:31}
Renew my spirit. {Psalm 51:10}
Renew my mind. {Romans 12:2}

Renew me in the wait. 

You make me new. You are making me new.

2013 Renew