Where Faith's Unfinished Business Groans...

Waiting is the sacrament of the tender surrender,

the art of a soul growing large.

Ann Voskamp (from this post)

Most of us are waiting on something aren't we!

 Lifting up love's herculean cry of

'how long, oh Lord?!'

Till 'they' truly see only You reflected in me?

Till I truly live 'I love You most, Lord!

Till we are the parent with outstretched arms welcoming Prodigal home!

Till thanksgiving becomes thanks living!

Till we surrender the why to 'Thy will be done'

Till we see you face to face!

I have been waiting, and waiting and waiting for the dahlia blooms!!

The bud seems reluctant to unfold...

What parables are preached in a garden's waiting rooms...

The Creator's perfect timing will unfold the full flower!

(maybe the flower shows a bit of this world's wear and tear but it's blooming!!)

So take heart, keep praying and waiting

not in idle restlessness but in humble, loving labor for our Lord!

(what sweet promises we find in His Word as we 'wait')

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, 

and he shall strengthen thine heart: 

wait, I say, on the Lord.

Psalm 27:14

Man looks upon the outward but the Lord looks on the heart

What sacred consolation to know He sees, not in part

But witnesses the whole where faith's unfinished business groans

Where 'not my will but Thine' tests motives dressed in skin and bones

...where human nature is a creature not given to wait

How swift and suave the atheist of worry wars with faith

God, grant to we, still waiting, surrender's humble reply

Rather than vexed debating of its wherefore or its why

Lord, You alone maintain the law that unfolds full bloom's art

Lord, pray the gain of 'wait' is awe; not closed buds torn apart

Where half-petals are strewn because impatience seized control

Rather than trusting as You try the faith that makes us whole

Janet Martin🙏💔 

Matt.8:26

But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” 

Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, 

and there was a great calm.

I haven't shared this song in a while!

I love it.

The words with the melody

bring such sweet consolation, don't they?💗

Peace, Be Still