{"id":17579,"date":"2026-03-10T14:33:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/waiting-on-the-lord\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:03:59","slug":"waiting-on-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/waiting-on-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting on the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.<\/em> (Psalm 27:14, NIV)<\/p>\n<p>Several years ago, for Father\u2019s Day, the boys and I bought Lonny an ice cream maker. It has a hand crank and an electric motor and the smaller boys turn the crank until their arms grow tired.<\/p>\n<p>The ice cream machine has become the staple of many summer nights, and tonight we are on the patio, all of us gathered, waiting for it to deliver a good thing.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"441\" class=\" size-full wp-image-40516\" alt=\"Blogger Shawnelle Eliasen's husband and sons waiting for ice cream\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/blog_icecream_350.jpg\" style=\"width:350px; height:441px; margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px; float:right\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/blog_icecream_350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/blog_icecream_350-340x428.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\u201cIs it almost done?\u201d Isaiah asks. His eyes are wide and hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot quite,\u201d Lonny says. \u201cBut it\u2019s close. Want to toss the football while we wait?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Isaiah shakes his head. The machine is turning slower. The motor is pulling. The ice cream is thicker, closer to being ready inside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes so long,\u201d Gabe says. He looks to a bowl of berries, sliced and covered with plastic wrap. He\u2019ll make a sundae, lean on the chocolate but heavy on the fruit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know,\u201d Logan says. \u201cNot too much longer. But it is hard to wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gabe continues to watch the berries. Isaiah glances at the machine and then slides onto a brother\u2019s lap. And I think about this moment\u2013the desire, the not-quite-yet, the anticipation, and the hope of a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s like our spiritual lives.<\/p>\n<p>In a household of many, the wants and needs are steep. One longs for a relationship. Another for the resolution of a tough project. Others wait for the opportunity to do something new. For physical mending. Emotional healing.<\/p>\n<p>Waiting can even be as simple as longing for keys to the car or being a part of the <em>\u201care we there<\/em> <em>yet?\u201d <\/em>backseat chorus on a long, family trip.<\/p>\n<p>Waiting is hard.<\/p>\n<p>But sometimes we\u2019re called to wait.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s during these times, I believe, that the Lord molds our character. We learn to trust Him with our needs, desires, and futures. We learn a measure of self-control\u2013leaning into His timing rather than reaching for things, prematurely, on our own. We learn to feel His presence, see His grace, and experience His compassionate care and provision while we wait.<\/p>\n<p>And we\u2019re refined. We\u2019re molded deeper. We\u2019re stretched and we grow closer to the likeness of His Son.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel and Grant are growing restless. They pick up the football and move to the yard to play catch. The rest of us stay around the table. We listen. We wait.<\/p>\n<p>And the machine whirs and churns.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the sound of patience.<\/p>\n<p>The sound of learning to wait.<\/p>\n<p>A song of anticipation\u2013the steady, gentle hum of good things to come.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lord, help me when I\u2019m in a season to trust, be still, and wait. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. (Psalm 27:14, NIV) Several years ago, for Father\u2019s Day, the boys and I bought Lonny an ice cream maker. It has a hand crank and an electric motor and the smaller boys turn the crank until their arms grow tired. 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