Waiting On The Lord

"I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech." Psalm 17:6

"Lord, hear my cry," I asked of Him who is Faithful to hear and answer. "What would you have me do in this particular situation?"
Specifically, I wanted to know whether it was His will for me to be involved with a particular ministry. To assist through prayer, finances or service. Through prayer, reading His word and even asking friends to pray with and for me, my pleas with The Lord to "let us reason together" (Isaiah 1:18) went unanswered.
It seemed the the more I asked, the less I heard. While waiting for guidance on the matter, I finally realized the absence of an answer is sometimes the answer itself...wait longer.
You see, we are not the only ones waiting, The Lord is waiting on us. His timing is perfect. God is good to open the doors He desires for us to walk through as He orchestrates every detail. And He is as equally good to close the doors He does not want us to walk through (Revelation 3:7) but we have to wait on Him and His timing.

"Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; and therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him." Isaiah 30:18