Don't Open That Door

“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.”
Psalm 130:5 (NIV)

Arise and shine, dear one! God is with you!

"Don't go out that door. The deck is being replaced outside."

Walking through the church office one day, I was redirected to a different exit. Construction was underway and the rotting deck boards were being replaced. Opening that door would have meant stepping into thin air: a significant drop with nothing to catch me. I heeded the warning and found the right way out.

I'm in a season of waiting right now, hoping for the next door to open, and soon. But I want it to be the right door. Rushing through a door with an incomplete deck on the other side doesn't lead somewhere good. It leads to injury. It's better to wait for the Lord to open the right door, even when that takes longer than we'd like. Sometimes the deck is still being built.

Waiting is hard. It can feel like standing still when everything in us wants to move. But Psalm 130 reminds us that waiting doesn't have to be passive. We can put our hope in God's Word. Reading Scripture, praying, pouring our hearts out to Jesus… these are real actions we can take right now, in the waiting. Our waiting is not wasted. It is building faith. It is building trust in a Living God whose timing is perfect, and who is often working in ways we simply cannot see yet.

Are you in a season of waiting, dear one? Put your hope in the Lord. When the wait feels unbearable and questions crowd your mind, anchor yourself in the Truth of God's Word. You'll be reminded of His faithfulness over and over again. And if you spend time in Abraham and Sarah's story, you'll also see what happens when we lose patience and rush through a door God hasn't finished preparing.

God is working in the waiting. Trust Him while He’s building the deck that you can’t see.