Psalm 35:17 -“God, how long can you stand there doing nothing?”  

As I consider this passage, several realities in the Psalms captured my consciousness. The Psalmist in Psalms 35-40 repeatedly called attention to his desperation.  Psalm 35:17 – “God, how long can you stand there doing nothing?”   Have you ever been there?  The honest heart says yes.  He said, “Now is the time to act.”  How we impose our timelines on God.

Psalm 36:5-6- he shifts his focus from his plight to God’s greatness.

Psalm 37:3-5, he acknowledges an eternal truth.  If we fix our hearts on God and follow Him wholeheartedly, His deliverance and blessings come.

Psalm 37:5 – “Give God the right to direct your life, AND as you trust Him along the way, you’ll find He pulled it off perfectly.”  I love that!  God’s timing and ability are never wrong.

We struggle over the seeming success and ease of the wicked.  Psalm 37:16 reminds us of God’s reality.   Having little with God is more valuable than all the gold of this world.  Gold without God is just metal and meaningless.

Psalm 37:34 should become the theme of life.  “So don’t be impatient for Yahweh to act; keep moving forward steadily in His ways, AND He will exalt you to possess the land (place of promise) …”

I love the rendering of Psalm 38:9b – “My tears are liquid words, and You can read them all.”  What comfort!   Then, a gripping reality that should give us hope is Psalm 38:15 –“Lord, the only thing I can do is wait and put my hope in You. I wait for Your help, my God.”   God never fails, so wait.

Psalm 39:7 says, “And now, God, I’m left with one conclusion: my only hope is to hope in You alone.”

Psalm 40:1 resonates powerfully with me.  “I waited and waited and waited some more, patiently knowing God would come through for me.  Then, at last, He bent down and listened to my cry.”

Our hope and help are sure; our objective should be to continually walk in His ascending path. God may seem late, but He never is. Our problem is that, in our impatience, we doubt and act foolishly, complicating the mess. Relax; He pulls it off perfectly every time.

Have a great day, resting in Confidence that God is still God and Never Fails!