How good are you at waiting? We live in pretty much an instant-gratification world, so waiting has become something of a lost art. When we’re stuck in a painful place—when we’re mourning, physically ill, or heart-heavy—it can be really hard to wait for things to get better.

The psalmist believed God kept His promises, and he fully expected God to deliver him. Do you see his question? WHEN will You comfort?…not WILL You comfort? He KNEW God would…in HIS time. Our timing is not God’s timing. I’ve heard it said that God is never early or late; He’s always on time. It might not feel like He’s on time when we’re in the middle of a difficult pathway, but that’s the benefit of hindsight—later we’ll be able to see the wisdom of when He chose to act. We have to remember that feelings can be fickle (in other words, don’t use them as your standard); we need to reflect on our past relationship with Him. Seeing how He comforted me in the past lets me trust Him for today’s and tomorrow’s hardships. It’s okay to grow weary. That’s a human response. But weary doesn’t have to mean defeated. While we wait, we can rest in Him and on His promises.