Our motto in the military was always “Hurry up and wait.” No matter what we did, no matter what mission or task that lay before us, we always found ourselves rushing around with a supercharged “sense of urgency” and then sitting around waiting for the green light to go and do our job. I must admit that was always one of the most frustrating aspects of serving in the armed forces, “hurry up and wait.”

Powerful scripture verses have been confronting me this week; three times this week, on three separate occasions, I have been reminded of the call to wait upon the Lord.

Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!-Psalm 27:14

From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.-Isaiah 64:4

but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.-Isaiah 40:31

Perhaps I need to learn more about patience, perhaps I find myself rushing around with a self-imposed “sense of urgency”, or perhaps God is trying to speak to me but in all the commotion of life I have been too busy and preoccupied to listen. Whatever the case, I am ready to wait.

What about you? Are you running around so preoccupied by the busyness of life that you have neglected spending time with your Father? I encourage you to take a few moments and reconnect with your Maker today. Go find a quiet place and just wait. Wait and listen for the “still small voice” and find peace from being in His presence. (1 Kings 19:12)

Lord I pray for my brothers and sisters who are too busy for their own good. I pray they would take time out from their busy schedules and just have a few moments of stillness with you. I pray you would speak into each of their hearts and draw them closer to you than ever before. I pray for a peace that can only come from knowing you as their Lord and Savior to flood over them and they would embrace the stillness and not flee from it. I pray that as they “hurry up and wait”, they would find you are already waiting for them with open arms.-Commander Brian

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY * WE ARE LEGION STRONG!