What Can I Focus On While I Wait? | Devotion #90
Lamentations 3:23-24
“Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in Him.” Lamentations 3:23-24
When you’re in a season of waiting, you can be encouraged by looking back and remembering God’s faithfulness to you in the past.
But there are three specific things you can focus on even as you look back, and we learn those from Jeremiah the prophet.
First, Jeremiah focused on the love of God. Remember, this passage was written in perhaps one of the darkest moments of his life. But he still remembered God’s unwavering love despite the circumstances. His faithful love never ends! Even when circumstances seem bleak, God’s love endures and there’s nothing that can separate you from it (Romans 8:39).
Second, Jeremiah focused on the mercy of God. When you remember who you once were and where you would be now if the Lord had not changed your life, gratitude for this great mercy should well up within you. This mercy for you is new each morning!
Then third, Jeremiah focused on God’s faithfulness. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair once said, "Just because man is bad does not mean that God is not good.” It’s really true, isn't it?
No matter what your circumstance and no matter what kind of waiting season you’re in, God’s faithfulness will endure. We’re all going to have to wait on something at some point. That’s just a fact.
But Jeremiah teaches us that what we focus on while we wait determines what we’ll experience while we wait.
This was adapted from a sermon by my pastor.