Wait

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, Cal. · Jul 18, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 29.

Wait.—A man committed suicide the other day, because, as his friends believed, he was not able, for the first time, to meet his obligations. Had he waited a few days, all would have been well; for since his death, mining properties in Montana have been found to be of great value, and would sell to-day for a quarter million dollars. If he had only waited! But how many professed Christians are like that! They seek God for some greatly desired thing. It may be recovery from sickness; it may be the healing of a friend; it may be direction of work or energy; it may be for a clear way out of perplexity; it may be for transfer from an unpleasant, uncongenial field to one coveted; it may be one or more of these. But the answer does not seem to come. God does not seem to hear. The soul grows impatient, takes charge of its own case, and trouble and despair follow. Yet at the very time it yielded, it was almost at the open door of deliverance. If it had only waited and learned the great lesson of truth and strength, what a blessing would have met it! "Casting all your care upon Him," and then wait, "wait, I say, on the Lord."