Wait. Trust. Hope.

Don't let this throw you. You trust God, don't you? Trust me. John 14:1

Stay with God! Take heart. Don't quit. I'll say it again: Stay with God. Psalms 27:14

Waiting. Trusting. Hoping. These all go hand in hand when it comes to a relationship with Jesus.

I know that it is hard to do all three - especially at the same time. A lot of times I am waiting but not trusting. I'm trusting, but it's not during a time that I'm having to wait. A lot of times I'm hoping but not waiting patiently. You get the point.

In order to be still and remain faithful all three components must work together. Waiting patiently while trusting only God to make things work out and hoping for the best end result. All these things, together, work wonderfully.

We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It's an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:18-20