My devotion last night was about how in a world of busyness and having everything instantly, we forget what it is to truly wait on the Lord. We want our busy life to be acknowledged by God, and when we pray things we want it to happen instantly. We don’t have time to wait because we have other things that we need to do – we want our prayers answered now. Isn’t that the truth? We pray and pray and pray, and if God doesn’t answer our prayers within our timing we stop praying; we give up. We either give up out of frustration, or we just assume that maybe it wasn’t God’s will. We don’t take the time to really seek Him until we are given an answer. Sometimes that answer may be no, but we will know that God gave us peace with that “no” and it won’t be as if he just ignored our prayer. But God sees things we don’t – He is just as much concerned about us and our spiritual growth as He is about answering our prayer. In a world that gets everything the instant we want it, God wants us to seek Him despite the circumstances. God wants us to pursue Him in prayer, and in all that we do with an expectant heart. He wants us to trust that in our expectation, God will meet us right where we are. God wants our hearts in a place where we are expectant to receive from God and to hear from Him.

“At some point David-the-shepherd-turned-David-the-warrior had learned to wait on God. He had learned to seek out that quiet place, the ‘house of the Lord,’ the sanctuary where to sit and gaze at the beauty of the Lord was his heart’s desire. Even though his enemy Saul was hot on his heels, it was a place of rest and safety. It was a place where he had all the time in the world to listen to God – to seek his face. It was a place of praise and joy, not boredom. David’s waiting was active. He told his heart to ‘be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.’ David could be patient because he had every expectation that God would meet him there ‘in the land of the living.'” -Unquestionable Character Devotional (author not listed).

David waited on the Lord and expected that He would meet Him there. All it takes is an expectant heart, and He will come through for you.