Field guide · Crossings
Us with Godand Waiting
Forecast: overcast and still for an unknown number of days, with hope holding steady.
Four tired ways to walk
Each has some truth in it. None of them is the whole story.
Under GodSheep that hide from the Shepherd
If I were holier, God would have answered by now.
Over GodSheep that know the way
There has to be a technique to speed this up. Pray more specifically. Claim it properly.
From GodSheep that follow the grass
I’ll be fine once I finally get the thing I’m waiting for.
For GodSheep trying to be the sheepdog
Waiting is wasted time, so I’ll keep busy for God until he moves.
Simeon and Anna waited with God, not just for him.
Simeon spent years watching for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him the whole time (Luke 2:25–26). Anna worshiped in the temple night and day (Luke 2:37). Their waiting room was full of God’s company long before the baby arrived. “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart” (Ps 27:14). Waiting with him is still waiting, but it is no longer waiting alone.
Where the Shepherd isHe knows the long middle. Jesus stayed away two more days while Lazarus was sick, then came and wept with the sisters who had been waiting for him (John 11:6; John 11:35).
Name what you’re waiting for in one sentence, then spend five quiet minutes with God that don’t mention it at all.
Lord, while I wait for this, will you help me notice you?
Fellow travelers
People in Scripture who walked this ground before us.
- Simeon finally held the promise in his arms and said he could go in peace (Luke 2:28–29).
- Abraham waited decades for a son, and after waiting patiently he received what was promised (Heb 6:15).
Keep walking
- With God: Sheep that know his voicethe posture every entry points to
- Which Way Are You Walking?a short self-check
- The Field Guideevery entry, by terrain, weather and crossing