Worth the Wait

Russell and I have been best friends for a few months. We have both known a deeper relationship was God's will...but it was for the future. I wrote this poem back in April, but I couldn't post it until now. Do you remember the post I wrote, entitled "Worth the Wait"? Well, now I can say, at least in part (we are only courting), that it has been well worth the wait! We still have a lot of waiting to do, but the Lord will carry us through, as He has in the past. I hope this poem about waiting is an encouragement to you!

~ Y~

Worth the Wait

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever.

My faith in this promise Satan’s doubts n’er can sever.

Nothing can be taken from it nor anything put to it.

From the very beginning of time, God determined He would do it.

And to think I would have settled for second best.

On the brink of ruin I stood unknowingly at the crest.

Caught like a bird in the fowler’s cruel snare,

Until God so graciously made me aware.

The blinding storm He calmed for me,

Revealing the danger I could not see.

What He showed me made me quiver.

How I praise God that He did deliver!

Never again did I want that thing repeated.

My faith in men was just about depleted.

I was stunned, for it all seemed so totally unreal.

It took a long time for my broken heart to heal.

The Lord continued to hold and make me strong.

Then I reached the point of forgiving the wrong.

My bitterness disappeared without so much as a trace.

With a song in my heart, I went on by God’s grace.

Then I saw old friends I used to know all moving on in life.

I watched with a sad longing, for I, too, wished to be a wife.

But living in the bubble I refused to resent.

Because true godliness is always to be content.

In the promises of God’s Word I found my rest.

I waited and waited and prayed to be blessed.

And the Lord was indeed creating something new.

Now I see all along He was faithful and true.

But first God had to teach me to wait and to trust,

That with my impatience He would never be rushed.

I had to learn to delight myself in the Lord.

Only then would His gift become my reward.

Now I feel such a calm and joy in my heart.

This unexplainable peace only God can impart.

It stems from the depths of my soul--this quiet knowing,

That something beautiful and precious the Lord is slowly growing.

The goodness of the Lord is what I believe to see,

For unto this time hath it been kept for me.

Not one promise He has given me can fail.

His will alone shall stand and prevail.

That which God doeth none can oppose.

Though Satan would rise up with all his foes,

And some would attempt to pose as a threat,

Trusting in God, I refuse to fret!

No good thing will God from the upright withhold.

To those who wait upon Him He gives treasures untold.

To the storehouse of His wealth He will open the door.

All this the Lord has done for me and more.

And I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be forever.

To fully grasp this promise will be my lifelong endeavor.

Nothing can be taken from His plan and nothing added to it.

That men should praise and bless His name, God determined He would do it.

Wait upon the Lord, wait on Him, I say.

And your heart will rejoice as mine one day.

Blessed is the man or woman who stands by the gate.

Receiving God’s best is always worth the wait!

~ Hannah L. Huussen